The use of tunneled pleural catheters in the treatment of pleural effusions

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 237-241

  Chee, Alex ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

chest tubes; malignant; pleural effusion; pleurodesis; talc; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; POLYESTER; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CANCER; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CATHETERIZATION; CELLULITIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG REEXPANSION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALIGNANT PLEURA EFFUSION; MATERIAL COATING; MESOTHELIOMA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; PLEURODESIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL TIME; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAPPED LUNG DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNNELED PLEURAL CATHETER;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT;

EID: 79958796258     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e3283463dac     Document Type: Review

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