PERCUTANEOUS ABLATIONS
Clinical Criteria: Exclusion
Contraindications:
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Malignant Effusion
Relative contraindications:
- Poor lung function: FEV1<1L – respiratory failure is much more likely to occur
- Pacemaker: electrical current can result in thermal injury; feasible if lesion is remote from the wires and the pacemaker is switched off during the procedure
- Presence of a coagulopathy: the procedure should not be performed if INR>1.8 and platelets < 50x10³/μL
Roy AM. Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Lesions: Practical Applications and Tips. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2009;38(1):44-52.
Exclusion criteria
- Life-expectancy <3 months
- Performance status >2
- Unmanageable coagulation disorders
- Infection
不能确定的排除标准
- Central tumors?
- After pneumonectomy?
- Tumors abutting vasculature?
Crocetti L et al.,Radiofrequency Ablation of Pulmonary Tumors 2010, Eur J Radiol
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