Trial Protocol: Reaccumulation rate of pleural effusions after therapeutic aspiration: An observational cohort study to determine baseline factors associated with rate of pleural fluid reaccumulation following therapeutic aspiration in patients with malignant pleural effusion attending a pleural clinic (REPEAT) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Trial Protocol: Reaccumulation rate of pleural effusions after therapeutic aspiration: An observational cohort study to determine baseline factors associated with rate of pleural fluid reaccumulation following therapeutic aspiration in patients with malignant pleural effusion attending a pleural clinic (REPEAT) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is the build-up of pleural fluid in the space between the lung and chest wall due to advanced cancer. It is treated initially by large volume drainage (therapeutic aspiration). If the fluid reaccumulates, a definitive procedure is performed. There is wide...

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Main Authors: Eleanor K. Mishra, Magda Laskawiec-Szkonter, Allan Clark, Najib M. Rahman, Nicholas A. Maskell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2023-01-01
Series:NIHR Open Research
Subjects:
Pleural effusion
cancer
therapeutic aspiration
breathlessness
eng
Online Access:https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/3-5/v1

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https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/3-5/v1

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