Research by Vanderbilt Interventional Radiology Nurse Practitioners Sarah Valenti, M.S.N., ACNP-BC, and Tracey Goddard, M.S.N., ACNP-BC, in collaboration with Interventional Pulmonologists Robert Lentz, M.D., and Fabien Maldonado, M.D., was presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference last week in San Diego, California.
The project entitled, “Pleural Manometry Does Not Reduce Procedural Discomfort During Large Volume Therapeutic Thoracentesis: A Multicenter Randomized Trial,” tested the hypothesis that pleural manometry reduces procedural chest discomfort during large volume therapeutic thoracentesis. Sarah and Tracey participated by performing multiple large volume thoracentesis for the study. Drs. Lentz and Maldonado, presented the research at ATS.
The first randomized trial of its kind, the study investigated the impact of routine pleural manometry for important patient-centered clinical outcomes during large volume thoracentesis. The study was conducted on 124 patients who were randomly assigned symptom-guided or symptom-plus-manometry-guided. Ultimately, they found that manometry did not improve subject comfort or safety.
“Due to our large referral base for thoracentesis, Dr. Maldonado reached out to Tracey and I to participate and perform this procedure for the study,” said Valenti. “We were more than happy to take this opportunity to work collaboratively with Interventional Pulmonology and add our expertise to the study. It was exciting to be involved in a ‘first of its kind trial’ with Dr. Maldonado and Dr. Lentz.”
Sarah Valenti, M.S.N., ACNP-BC
Tracey Goddard, M.S.N., ACNP-BC
