Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion

Thomas, Rajesh; Fysh, Edward; Smith, Nicola; Lee, Pyng; C. H. Kwan, Benjamin; Yap, Elaine; Horwood, Fiona; Lo Piccolo, Francesco; Lam, David; Garske, Luke; Shrestha, Ranjan; Kosky, Christopher; Read, Catherine; Murray, Kevin; Lee, Gary

doi:10.1001/jama.2017.17426

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Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion

Published in JAMA • Nov 21, 2017

Authors:

Rajesh Thomas

Edward Fysh

Nicola Smith

Abstract

Importance: Indwelling pleural catheter and talc pleurodesis are established treatments for malignant pleural effusions among patients with poor prognosis. Objective: To determine whether indwelling pleural catheters are more effective than talc pleurodesis in reducing total hospitalization days in ...

Subject

Medicine

Malignant pleural effusion

Pleurodesis

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