Publications by authors named "Lora Vasileva"
Pneumothorax is one of the most frequent complications of computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsies. We aim to identify the safe zone of the needle-pleura angle during a CT-guided lung biopsy. Fifty-two patients underwent CT-guided lung biopsies between January 2020 and September 2022 (27 males, 25 females, median age 70 years).
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- The study evaluated nine factors (covariates) impacting the occurrence of stable or symptomatic pneumothorax in patients undergoing CT-guided lung biopsies.
- A total of 43 patients participated, with an emphasis on variables such as lesion size, angle of the needle in relation to the pleura, and patient demographics.
- Findings indicated that a smaller needle-pleura angle significantly increased the risk of pneumothorax, suggesting that optimizing this angle during procedures could reduce potential complications.