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Mortality Following Catheter Drainage Versus Thoracentesis in Cirrhotic Patients with Pleural Effusion.

Tsung-Hsing HungChih-Wei TsengChen-Chi TsaiYu-Hsi HsiehKuo-Chih TsengChih-Chun Tsai
Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2017)
In cirrhotic patients with pleural effusion requiring drainage, catheter drainage is associated with higher mortality compared to thoracentesis.
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