2019
Tunneled Pleural Catheters for Patients With Chronic Pleural Infection and Nonexpandable Lung
Majid A, de Lima A, Parikh M, Chee A, Fernandez-Bussy S, Kheir F. Tunneled Pleural Catheters for Patients With Chronic Pleural Infection and Nonexpandable Lung. Journal Of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30908392, DOI: 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCandidiasisCathetersChest TubesDrainageEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleFluoroscopyFusobacterium InfectionsHumansInfectionsMaleMiddle AgedPleurisyRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsStreptococcal InfectionsThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedThoracoscopyThoracostomyConceptsChronic pleural infectionPleural infectionNonexpandable lungPleural catheterAssociated with significant morbidityHospital dischargeIntrapleural fibrinolytic therapyOpen window thoracostomyDefinitive surgical interventionPleural space infectionsPrompt hospital dischargeTunneled pleural catheterInfected pleural spaceLimited life expectancyWindow thoracostomyPoor medication complianceSpace infectionLoculated effusionsNonsurgical candidatesSignificant morbidityFibrinolytic therapyPatient selectionSurgical interventionAmbulatory managementThickened pleura
2018
Indwelling Pleural Catheter Placement for Nonmalignant Pleural Effusions
Bramley K, DeBiasi E, Puchalski J. Indwelling Pleural Catheter Placement for Nonmalignant Pleural Effusions. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2018, 39: 713-719. PMID: 30641589, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676648.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNonmalignant pleural effusionsPleural effusionMedical therapyMaximal medical therapyPleural catheter placementRecurrent pleural effusionCongestive heart failureRelief of dyspneaEffective therapeutic strategyHepatic hydrothoraxHeart failurePleural catheterComorbid conditionsCatheter placementConventional therapySignificant symptomsClinical conditionsTherapeutic strategiesEffusionHigh mortalityTherapyRecent studiesDyspneaHydrothoraxMorbidity
2017
Tunneled Pleural Catheters for the Treatment of Patients With Pleural Infection and a Nonexpandable Lung: A Single-Center Case Series
De Lima A, Kheir F, Fernandez-Bussy S, Parikh M, Chee A, Majid A. Tunneled Pleural Catheters for the Treatment of Patients With Pleural Infection and a Nonexpandable Lung: A Single-Center Case Series. CHEST Journal 2017, 152: a122. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.08.153.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Tunneled Long-term Drainage Catheters
Pollak J, Burdge C, Rosenblatt M, Houston J, Hwu W, Murren J. Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Tunneled Long-term Drainage Catheters. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2001, 12: 201-208. PMID: 11265884, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61826-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant pleural effusionPleural effusionChemical sclerotherapySymptomatic malignant pleural effusionCatheter-related painPleural catheterHospital timeDrainage catheterContinued drainagePleurodesisAncillary proceduresPatient careEffusionCatheterHemithoracesSclerotherapyPatientsImage guidanceCareTreatmentDrainageDyspneaPalliationComplicationsPain
1999
A randomized comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of malignant pleural effusions
Putnam J, Light R, Rodriguez R, Ponn R, Olak J, Pollak J, Lee R, Payne D, Graeber G, Kovitz K. A randomized comparison of indwelling pleural catheter and doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of malignant pleural effusions. Cancer 1999, 86: 1992-1999. PMID: 10570423, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991115)86:10<1992::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant pleural effusionPleural catheterDoxycycline pleurodesisPleural effusionIndwelling catheterLate recurrenceTube thoracostomyRecurrent symptomatic malignant pleural effusionsSymptomatic malignant pleural effusionIndwelling pleural catheterMedian hospitalization timeManagement of patientsRelief of dyspneaTreatment of patientsMulti-institutional studyQuality of lifeCatheter groupSpontaneous pleurodesisDoxycycline groupSymptomatic improvementHospitalization timeRandomized comparisonShorter hospitalizationOutpatient basisSuccessful treatment
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