Pleurodesis for effusions in pediatric oncology patients at end of life

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-273

  Hoffer, Fredric A ^a,b   Hancock, Michael L ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^a   Oigbokie, Nikita ^a   Rai, Shesh N ^a   Rao, Bhaskar ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Interventional procedures; Lung neoplasms; Palliative care; Pleurodesis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; TERMINAL CARE; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEST TUBES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURODESIS; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33846989814     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0392-y     Document Type: Article

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