Thoracentesis Discharge Information: References

Murray JF, Mason RJ. (2010). Murray and Nadel's textbook of respiratory medicine (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier

US Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. What is thoracentesis? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/thor/. Updated February 21, 2012.