Complications of Thoracentesis Nursing Mnemonic (Patients Sometimes Bleed Internally)
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Outline
Patients Sometimes Bleed Internally
- P-Pneumothorax
- S-Subcutaneous Emphysema
- B-Bleeding
- I-Infection
Description
Possible complications that can occur from a thoracentesis
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