title: Counterpoint: should pleural manometry be performed routinely during thoracentesis? No.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: maldonado.fabien@mayo.com.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mullon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry; D019152:Paracentesis; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures