Identification of clinical factors predicting Pleurx® catheter removal in patients treated for malignant pleural effusion

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Warren, William H ^a   Kim, Anthony W ^a   Liptay, Michael J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignant pleural effusion; Pleurx catheter; Pleural diseases; Trapped lung

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CATHETER; CATHETER REMOVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DYSPNEA; EMPYEMA; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURODESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37249042106     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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