Indwelling pleural catheters or chest drains for managing malignant pleural effusions: a distinction without a difference?

Eur Respir J. 2024 Feb 8;63(2):2302268. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02268-2023. Print 2024 Feb.

Authors

Udit Chaddha¹, José M Porcel², Septimiu D Murgu³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
² Pleural Medicine and Clinical Ultrasound Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, IRBLLEIDA, Lleida, Spain josemporcel@icloud.com.
³ The University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 38331440
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02268-2023

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MeSH terms

Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Humans
Inpatients
Outpatients
Pleural Effusion* / etiology
Pleural Effusion* / therapy
Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / etiology
Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / therapy
Quality of Life