title: Hemothorax treated with indwelling tunneled pleural catheter: are all hemothoraces the same?
abstract: Historically, patients presenting with a hemothorax of any cause have been treated with tube thoracostomy. We describe 2 patients with a hemothorax successfully treated with an indwelling tunneled pleural catheter. Our cases may suggest a new treatment modality for selected patients with hemothorax.
authors.affiliation: *Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH †Cancer Biology Program ‡Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX §Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE.
authors.forename: Francisco Aécio
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Débora S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Saadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faiz
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hinrichs
authors.forename: Georgie A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Eapen
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bashoura