Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. A 14-Year, Single-Center Experience.
Saadia A FaizPriyanka PathaniaJuhee SongLiang LiDiwakar D BalachandranDavid E OstRodolfo C MoriceVickie R ShannonLara BashouraGeorgie A EapenCarlos A JimenezPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
Indwelling pleural catheters appear to be safe for patients with hematologic malignancies. Complications and the cumulative incidence of pleurodesis are comparable to those reported for patients with solid organ malignancies.
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