Anesthesiologists doing thoracentesis?

[drox]

I know that anesthesiology is a procedure based speciality and right now I love Interventional radiology but do not like general rads (Finding tiny deficits on MRIs seem like something I could never do)...also the sheer volume of detailed anatomy and pathology is mind blowing. So I was thinking if anesthesiologists could do and bill for procedures like thoracentesis and drains and be able to bill for it.

 

[Ronin786]

The critical care residents I worked with last month did thoracentesis, abdominal taps and chest tubes.

 

[TrustMe]

I do my own thoracentesis, paracentesis, chest tubes, lines, etc, when I am in the ICU. Other than critical care I doubt that you could set up a way to do those procedures in the hospital. And if you didn't do a critical care fellowship you would not have the training to be credentialed to do such things.

 

[Bostonredsox]

I do my own thoracentesis, paracentesis, chest tubes, lines, etc, when I am in the ICU. Other than critical care I doubt that you could set up a way to do those procedures in the hospital. And if you didn't do a critical care fellowship you would not have the training to be credentialed to do such things.

thoracenteisis and paracentesis are core IM priviledges. You should be proficient in them as a general hospitalist without any fellowship. same with lines. Chest tube will vary on your desire to do them.