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 StatementsMeSH KeywordsCatheters, IndwellingHeart FailureHumansHypertension, PortalKidney Failure, ChronicPleural EffusionPleural Effusion, MalignantRecurrenceThoracentesisConceptsNonmalignant 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