Treatment of malignant pleural effusion: PleuRx® catheter or talc pleurodesis? A cost-effectiveness Analysis

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Olden, Aaron M ^a   Holloway, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURODESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TALC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549121894     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0220     Document Type: Article

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