Lung Biopsy

    
 
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1314 East Walnut Street - Post Office Box 760 - Washington, Indiana 47501- (812) 254-2760
Procedure Title: Lung Biopsy
Patient Name: __________________________________________
Appointment Time:
When:________________________Date:__________________________Time:________________________

Where:
You will report to the Admitting area on the 1st floor of Daviess Community Hospital.
Purpose :
To obtain tissue sampling for evaluation by the Pathology Department.
Preparation:
You may have clear liquids after midnight. Do not eat any food. It is very important that you let the doctor who is requesting the biopsy know if you take any blood thinners.
Procedure:
When you get to the Radiology Department the Radiologist/Rad Tech will go over the consent form with you and answer any questions you may have. You will then change into a hospital gown and will lie on a table either on your stomach or back. Your skin will be cleaned with betadine antiseptic and will then be numbed with local anesthetic. A very thin biopsy needle will then be placed through the chest wall into the lung under CT or x-ray guidance. A small amount of material will be removed through the needle so the cells may be studied. Approximately 5% of people cough up a small amount of blood after the biopsy. This resolves itself. You will be in the x-ray procedure room approximately 30-60 minutes.

When you get to the Radiology Department the Radiologist/Rad Tech will go over the consent form with you and answer any questions you may have. You will then change into a hospital gown and will lie on a table either on your stomach or back. Your skin will be cleaned with betadine antiseptic and will then be numbed with local anesthetic. A very thin biopsy needle will then be placed through the chest wall into the lung under CT or x-ray guidance. A small amount of material will be removed through the needle so the cells may be studied. Approximately 5% of people cough up a small amount of blood after the biopsy. This resolves itself. You will be in the x-ray procedure room approximately 30-60 minutes.
When you get to the Radiology Department the Radiologist/Rad Tech will go over the consent form with you and answer any questions you may have. You will then change into a hospital gown and will lie on a table either on your stomach or back. Your skin will be cleaned with betadine antiseptic and will then be numbed with local anesthetic. A very thin biopsy needle will then be placed through the chest wall into the lung under CT or x-ray guidance. A small amount of material will be removed through the needle so the cells may be studied. Approximately 5% of people cough up a small amount of blood after the biopsy. This resolves itself. You will be in the x-ray procedure room approximately 30-60 minutes.
After Care:
Immediately after the biopsy is completed you will have a chest x-ray to check for pneumothorax (a small collapse of the lung). Approximately 1 out of 3 patients develop a small collapse of their lung (this is called a pneumothorax), which needs no treatment and resolves on its own. 1 in 20 patients develop a large collapse of the lung, which requires hospitalization, and placement of a chest tube into the space surrounding the lung. If there is a small or no pneumothorax, you will be taken to SOC to be monitored for 2 hours. Another OCR will be performed after the 2 hour perwd to see if a pnew has developed/grown larger. If no further steps are needed, you will be free to leave.

Please call (812) 254-8851 to speak with a technologist if you have any question.

Immediately after the biopsy is completed you will have a chest x-ray to check for pneumothorax (a small collapse of the lung). Approximately 1 out of 3 patients develop a small collapse of their lung (this is called a pneumothorax), which needs no treatment and resolves on its own. 1 in 20 patients develop a large collapse of the lung, which requires hospitalization, and placement of a chest tube into the space surrounding the lung. If there is a small or no pneumothorax, you will be taken to SOC to be monitored for 2 hours. Another OCR will be performed after the 2 hour perwd to see if a pnew has developed/grown larger. If no further steps are needed, you will be free to leave.

Please call (812) 254-8851 to speak with a technologist if you have any question.
Reviewed:
10/11/2007