Management of recurrent pleural effusions with a tunneled catheter

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• 作者：Elizabeth McConnell Baker ; Sheila Mel ; er
• 刊名：Heart Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：July-August 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：39
• 期：4
• 页码：314-318
• 全文大小：273 K

文摘

Recurrent pulmonary effusions are commonly seen in patients with end-stage diseases. Traditional treatment modalities have required several days of hospitalization or frequent invasive procedures. Drainage with a tunneled pulmonary catheter can provide symptom palliation and resolution of the effusion without activity restriction or hospitalization.