Effect of Autologous Blood Patch Injection Versus BioSentry Hydrogel Tract Plug in the Reduction of Pneumothorax Risk Following Lung Biopsy Procedures

If the patient was assigned to the ABPI group, a blood patch will be administered using the clotted blood in the syringe obtained at the beginning of the procedure. The guiding needle will be retracted up to 1.5-2 cm from the pleural surface, and the blood will be injected steadily and gently as the needle is pulled back out of the pleura. Injection will stop when the operator feels the needle is in subcutaneous tissues.

If the patient is assigned to BioSentry group, using the manufacturer's deployment device the introducer needle is positioned so that the tip is at least 1.5 cm deep to the visceral pleura. The coaxial introducer needle hub will be prehydrated with a drop of saline, the BioSentry plug housing will be mated and locked to the hub and the plug will be deployed.