TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe impact of a standardized curriculum on reducing thoracentesis-induced pneumothorax—reply
AU  - Gordon CE, Feller-Kopman D, Balk EM, Smetana GW
Y1  - 2010/07/12
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.218
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1176
EP  - 1177
VL  - 170
IS  - 13
N2  - 
We appreciate the comments of Lenchus et al regarding our article.1 We agree that our findings of lower pneumothorax rates with ultrasonography guidance and more experienced operators may support the concept of a medical procedure service to improve patient safety. Medical procedure services have improved house officer comfort2 and reduced complication rates for thoracentesis and other procedures.3- 4

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.218
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.218
ER  -