Pleural Depth in Medical Patients

To the Editor:Patient obesity is an increasing phenomenon1McClean KM Kee F Young IS et al.Obesity and the lung: 1. Epidemiology.Thorax. 2008; 63: 649-654Crossref PubMed Scopus (184) Google Scholar that presents a range of challenges to medical management, particularly invasive procedures. Pleural procedures are common in medical patients. Guidelines exist2Laws D Neville E Duffy J British Thoracic Society guidelines on the insertion of a chest...