Early discharge for patients with benign pleural effusions using a Wayne catheter (pigtail) chest drain - analysis of safety, complications, and quality of life
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess safety, efficacy and quality of life in patients with benign pleural effusions undergong pleural drainage with Wayne pleural catheter (DW) in an outpatient setting. Method: this is a prospective study, in which 47 patients were evaluated between July 2017 and Octobe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912022000100203&lng=en&tlng=en |