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

Affiliations

• 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.