Local Anesthetic Use in Pleural Procedures: Time to Reconsider the Guidelines?

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¹ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford University, Oxford, England. Electronic address: craig.mounsey@ouh.nhs.uk.
² Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England.
³ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
⁴ University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, England.
⁵ Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England.
⁶ Oxford University Medical School, Oxford, England.
⁷ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford University, Oxford, England; Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
⁸ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford University, Oxford, England; Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, England; Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, England.

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Craig A Mounsey et al. Chest. 2025 Sep.

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. 2025 Sep;168(3):839-842.

doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.04.010. Epub 2025 Apr 18.

¹ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford University, Oxford, England. Electronic address: craig.mounsey@ouh.nhs.uk.
² Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England.
³ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
⁴ University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, England.
⁵ Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England.
⁶ Oxford University Medical School, Oxford, England.
⁷ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford University, Oxford, England; Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
⁸ Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, England; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford University, Oxford, England; Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, England; Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, England.

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