Malignant pleural effusions: Managementoptions with consideration of coding, billing, and a decision approach

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1036-1041

  Haas, Andrew R ^a   Sterman, Daniel H ^b   Musani, Ali I ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignant pleural effusion; Pleural catheter; Pleurodesis; Practice management; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA EFFUSION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448941848     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-1757     Document Type: Review

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