Rakesh K Panchal
@leicschestdoc
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Dad | Husband | Consultant Respiratory Physician 🫁(Pleural, Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology) & Assoc Prof in Respiratory Sciences | Aviation ✈️ 🇬🇧
Leicester, England
Joined January 2020
We were proud to support the 9th successful IPC Workshop in collaboration with the Glenfield Hospital Pleural Team. Special thanks to @leicschestdoc, @SjohnstoneSarah and Faye Hinchcliffe. Thank you to all the Clinicians who joined us from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland,
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It’s that time of year 🎄🗓️ advertising our popular🌟🚨Interventional Pulmonology/Pleural Fellow post🌟🚨🫁 @Leic_hospital 🏥, start August 2026; https://t.co/GadWKgOBni
@UKPleura @PleuralResearch @BTSrespiratory @BTOGORG @INSPIREresp_UK @TracheaNetwork @respfutures
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Article: Evolution of the IPC 🫁: evidence based review & managment algorithm https://t.co/HHqIq6Emld
@Pulmonary_Ther @UKPleura
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We are one of the first hospitals in the country to use a new procedure to obtain lymph node samples during an endobronchial ultrasound. UHL's Dr Rakesh Panchal hosted the country’s first dedicated training course on the procedure at the Glenfield Hospital.
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CryoEBUS❄️🫁game-changing tool in the EBUS armoury in lymphoma & granuloma disorders & can easily be done by experienced 🇬🇧 EBUS hospitals ⬇️ conscious sedation - @Leic_hospital hosted the UK’s first dedicated CryoEBUS course - thanks to @MiguelAriza83 for the talks
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Feasibility and effectiveness of the Passio™ digital drainage system in reducing chest pain during IPC pleural drainage #PassioIPC #Respiratory
https://t.co/b15EfwvvHo
@ThisaranaW @leicschestdoc @SjohnstoneSarah @GhWard29
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Introduction Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) employ a vacuum based drainage system with pressures as high as -995cmH21 and may cause pain during pleural drainage especially in patients who have a...
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It’s that time of year 🎄🗓️ advertising our popular🌟🚨Interventional Pulmonology/Pleural Fellow post🌟🚨🫁 @Leic_hospital 🏥, start August 2025; 👉 https://t.co/V3F3E39ejI
@UKPleura @PleuralResearch @BTSrespiratory @BTOGORG @INSPIREresp_UK @TracheaNetwork @respfutures
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@SjohnstoneSarah eloquently reinforces the importance of a pleural specialist nurse in the #mesothelioma pathway. #btogupdate24
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Well done to @SjohnstoneSarah @BTOGORG - one of the early pioneers @Leic_hospital of the important Pleural Nurse Specialist Role 🫁💧🩻 @UKPleura @BTSrespiratory @ARNS_UK #mesoupdate24
The Pleural and Palliative Care Session is Chaired by @Nickmaskell1. Our first speaker in this final session for the day is Sarah Johnstone, telling us about the role of a pleural nurse. #mesoupdate24 #LCSM #lungcancer #mesothelioma
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@SjohnstoneSarah: role of the pleural CNS 🔺Poor pleural services in 2021 BTS report 🔺 70% hospitals do not have pleural CNS 🟢 V impressive core skills, inc. IPC insertion & management ✅ Essential for optimal patient care 🫵 Do you have one?
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🚨🌟Consultant Respiratory 🫁 posts with interest in Pleural Diseases x1 & Lung Cancer x2. Fantastic opportunity to join @Leic_hospitals lung cancer/TLHC, pleural & IP bronch services 🌟🚨 @UKPleura @BTSrespiratory @BTOGORG
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Virtual Reality Headsets 🥽👾🫁may have a role in alleviating pain & anxiety 😩during pleural procedures 🫁💉@ThisaranaW @SjohnstoneSarah @GhWard29 @Leic_hospital @LeicResearch #BTSWinter2024
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Deep sedation bronchoscopy 💤💊🔭 with Target-Controlled Sedation (TCS) 🎯& High Flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO)👃0️⃣2️⃣ using the Airvo-2 circuit can be safely👷performed in the endoscopy suite & provides an alternative to GA @ThiaranaW @Leic_hospital #BTSWinter2024
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Thanks to @MiguelAriza83 & @jpallaresneumo for introducing us to it 👍🙏🏽
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CryoEBUS ❄️🫁💉⬆️ diagnostic yield 🔬in lymphoproliferative & granulomatous disorders & can be safely performed under conscious sedation😴 💊in the endoscopy suite & incorporated into the EBUS toolbox 🛠️🧰 #BTSWinter2024 🇬🇧 @Leic_hospital @LeicResearch @ThisaranaW Rajini Sudhir
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Passio digital drainage device💧using lower pressures & speeds demonstrates a ⬇️ in pain during IPC drainage in NEL/trapped lung 🫁 #BTSWinter2024 - results of AESOP RCT awaited @ThisaranaW @SjohnstoneSarah Faye Hinchcliffe @BerlyManju Rajini Sudhir @mdsyed
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#BTSWinter2024 ESPB Block 💉🫁 anaesthesia during med thoracoscopy 🔭 shows a signal in reducing biopsy related pain. @ThisaranaW @BerlyManju @HannaJumma @drhaty @mdsyed @mazan1981 @UKPleura @SyedAjmal_Ipoh Rajini Sudhir @SjohnstoneSarah
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Great catching up with Glenfield @Leic_hospital Pleural/Interventional Pulmonology 🫁 Fellows & SpRs past & present and now Consultant colleagues at #BTSWinter2024 Abe Baguneid @ThisaranaW Zaw Aung @YousufAsfandyar @mdsyed Darren Reed
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