Indwelling pleural drain for mobile management of malignant pleural effusion-combining benefits of both methods
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[Use of indwelling pleural catheter in the outpatient management of recurrent malignant pleural effusion].
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To analyse the effectiveness and safety of the indwelling pleural catheter in the management of recurrent malignant pleural effusion. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective multicentre study was performed in 63 consecutive outpatients from four Spanish hospitals. A total of 43 men and 20 women were included, with a median age of 67 years. In seven of the cases treatment w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Lung India
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0970-2113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.148455