Management of recurrent pleural effusions with a tunneled catheter.
Recurrent pulmonary effusions are commonly seen in patients with end-stage diseases. Traditional treatment modalities have required several days of hospitalization or frequent invasive procedures. Drainage with a tunneled pulmonary catheter can provide symptom palliation and resolution of the effusion without activity restriction or hospitalization.
Baker
Elizabeth McConnell
EM
Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 31804, USA. bakerbethrn@gmail.com
Melander
Sheila
S
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055502:Secondary Prevention