Clinical outcomes of indwelling pleural catheter-related pleural infections: an international multicenter study.

Clinical outcomes of indwelling pleural catheter-related pleural infections: an international multicenter study.

BACKGROUND: Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) offer effective control of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). IPC-related infection is uncommon but remains a major concern. Individual IPC centers see few infections, and previous reports lack sufficient numbers and detail. This study combined the e...

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Main Authors: Fysh, E, Tremblay, A, Feller-Kopman, D, Mishra, E, Slade, M, Garske, L, Clive, A, Lamb, C, Boshuizen, R, Ng, B, Rosenstengel, A, Yarmus, L, Rahman, N, Maskell, N, Lee, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013

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