Abnormal preprocedural international normalized ratio and platelet counts are not associated with increased bleeding complications after ultrasound-guided thoracentesis.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jul;197(1):W164-8
Authors: Patel MD, Joshi SD
The objective of our study was to identify differences in hemorrhagic complications after ultrasound-guided thoracentesis on the basis of patient coagulation parameters.
PMID: 21700980 [PubMed - in process]
If you perform a thoracentesis (whether using ultrasound or not), do you have a cutoff for INR or platelet count? Does a study like this change your willingness to perform the procedure?