Pneumothorax Post CT Lung Biopsy

University Health Network, Toronto200 enrolled

Overview

A CT scan is performed after a lung biopsy in order to detect a Pneumothorax. We postulate that CT is more useful than chest radiography

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

CT scanPROCEDURE

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all patients having a lung biopsy Exclusion Criteria: * none

Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

detection of pneumothorax

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