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Fig. 3

From: Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in the intensive care unit: prevalence of mechanical complications

Fig. 3

a Passage of the dilator (between 1 and 2 cm), depending on thoracic wall thickness. b Passage of the pigtail catheter to begin drainage. c Chest X-ray after drainage showing a fluid-free pleural cavity. d Ultrasound verification, with a sector transducer, of a fluid-free pleural cavity, also dismissing the presence of pneumothorax (“sand-on-the-beach” sign)

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