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Pigtail catheter as an alternative option for malignant pleural effusion other than pleurodesis: a case series

Palliative Medicine in Practice
Patients with malignant pleural effusions should have pleural drainage as the preferred course of treatment. There are still issues in treating people who have malignant pleural effusions.
Yogendra Singhal, Surendra Kumar Pingoliya, Devyani Tailor, Ashwin Mathur   +3 more
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Pleural cerebrospinal fluid shunting causing trapped lung: A respiratory physician's approach to management and prevention

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting into the pleural space can cause complications such as long-standing pleural effusions and trapped lung. These complications can be difficult to manage due to the propensity of effusions to recur, and the irreversible ...
Alexander Dalphy, Andrew Burkett
doaj   +1 more source

Complications of Removal of Indwelling Pleural Catheters [PDF]

Chest, 2012
We read with interest the article published by Fysh et al 1 in CHEST (April 2012) describing a high incidence (10%) of fractured, indwelling, pleural catheters (IPCs) and would like to comment on the much lower incidence of this complication as it is reported in the literature and in our experience with IPCs.
Horiana B, Grosu, Georgie A, Eapen, Rodolfo C, Morice, David, Ost, Lara, Bashoura, Saadia, Faiz, Carlos A, Jimenez   +6 more
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Infectious Diseases Associated With Renal Homotransplantation: I. Incidence, Types, and Predisposing Factors [PDF]

, 1964
Infectious diseases occurred in 26 of 30 renal homotransplantation patients and contributed to eight of the 12 deaths in this series. There were 52 infections, 17 occurring before and 35 after transplantation.
Marchioro, TL, Rifkind, D, Starzl, TE, Waddell, WR   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Indwelling pleural catheters: complications and management strategies [PDF]

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018
Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are increasingly being used for patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusions. They are simple to place and can be done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. IPCs uniformly relieve dyspnea and improve quality of life of patients with malignant pleural effusions.
Michel, Chalhoub, Amina, Saqib, Michael, Castellano   +2 more
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Chinese guideline for the prevention and control of complications associated to umbilical venous catheterization in neonates (2025)

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This guideline aims to standardize the prevention and management of complications related to umbilical venous catheterization (UVC). It addresses nine clinical questions, categorized into three sections: (1) questions concerning UVC‐related infection, (2) catheter position, and (3) UVC maintenance.
The Subspecialty Group of Neonatology, Chinese Pediatric Society, Chinese Medical Association, Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infection Society, Chinese Maternal and Child Health Association, National Center for Children's Health, China, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Decade in Review

Diagnostics, 2022
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common complication of thoracic and extrathoracic malignancies and is associated with high mortality. Treatment is mainly palliative, with symptomatic management achieved via effusion drainage and pleurodesis ...
Blake Jacobs, Ghias Sheikh, Houssein A. Youness, Jean I. Keddissi, Tony Abdo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of time to appropriate therapy on mortality in patients with vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus infection [PDF]

, 2016
Despite the increasing incidence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) infections, few studies have examined the impact of delay in receipt of appropriate antimicrobial therapy on outcomes in VISA patients.
Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Burnham, Jason P, Kollef, Marin H, Warren, David K   +3 more
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Device assessed activity behaviours in patients with indwelling pleural catheter: A sub‐study of the Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)‐2 randomized trial

Respirology (Carlton South. Print), 2023
Device‐assessed activity behaviours are a novel measure for comparing intervention outcomes in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)‐2 was a multi‐centre clinical trial where participants with MPE
C. Peddle-McIntyre, S. Muruganandan, J. McVeigh, D. Fitzgerald, L. Straker, R. Newton, K. Murray, Y. Lee   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Chronic Pleural Infection

Chest, 2008
Recurrent, chronic pleural infection creates difficult management issues. Surgical drainage is currently recommended for patients who have failed initial "medical treatment" (ie, tube thoracostomy and antibiotic therapy), but the options for patients not fit for surgery are limited.
Davies, H, Rahman, N, Parker, R, Davies, R   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources