Noninvasive Management of Fractured Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheter Valve.
Azib ShahidHarpreet SinghToni-Denise EspinaMohammad AbdallaUzair GhoriBryan S BennPublished in: Case reports in pulmonology (2022)
Tunneled indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are frequently used to palliate symptomatic dyspnea due to recurrent pleural effusions. The drainage valve of IPCs is an important component of the catheter as fracture of the valve leads to malfunctioning of the IPCs. Replacement of the catheter includes risks such as pain, infection, pneumothorax, and procedure cost. We report two cases of malfunctioning tunneled IPC drainage valves repaired by our noninvasive method and discuss the need for a repair kit and a standardized approach to this repair in case of nonavailability of repair kits.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- ultrasound guided
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- chronic pain
- pain management
- heart failure
- neuropathic pain
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- risk assessment
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord
- hip fracture