title: [When and how to drain a pleural effusion?].
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova,. Lleida, Spain. jporcelp@medynet.com
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Porcel
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Panadero
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000379:methods*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000628:therapy*