or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need drainage and ...

If drainage is indicated, the patient will do as many times as necessary for to be cured. There is not an exact limit for draining a pleural effusion. However, in recurring cases of pleural ...

The following is a summary of “Rapid Pleurodesis in Patients With Chronic Noninfectious Pleural Effusion,” published in the ...

We suspect that patients with more extensive local disease (ie, loculated effusions ... misclassification of the method of initial pleural drainage may have occurred. Patients transferred from ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

A pericardial abscess requiring surgical drainage can occur in this setting ... is different than analyzing fluid from a pleural effusion or ascites. Pericardial fluid is not classified into ...

and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is sufficient to resolve clinical manifestations of disease and to drain the ...

TAPPS* A national randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of chest drain and talc slurry with medical thoracoscopy ... pleurodesis in patients with complicated malignant pleural ...

Tess delivered at full term on Nov. 8, giving birth to a healthy baby boy. One shunt came out during delivery, and the other ...

Considering taking supplements to treat malignant pleural effusions? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of malignant pleural effusions. Follow the ...