The draft BTS Guidelines  for the Management of Pleural Disease are now available for consultation.    Comments on the draft guideline should be returned by Tuesday 1 September 2009 to sally.welham@brit-thoracic.org.uk

The draft sections of the revised guideline can be downloaded from the following links:

Draft BTS Guidelines for the Investigation of a Unilateral Pleural Effusion in Adults
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Draft BTS Guidelines for the Management of Pleural Infection
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Draft BTS Guidelines for the Management of a Malignant Pleural Effusion
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Draft BTS Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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Draft BTS Guidelines for Pleural Procedures  - Pleural Aspiration, Chest Drain Insertion and Thoracic Ultrasound
Download here

Draft BTS Guideline on Local Anaesthetic Thoracoscopy
Download here

An introductory section containing information on the guideline group, scope and methodology etc will be included in the final guideline.