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Efficacy and Safety of Tunneled Pleural Catheters in Adults with Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Systematic Review |
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| Authors: | Margaret E. M. Van Meter Kanako Y. McKee R. Jeffrey Kohlwes |
| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 10, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA;(2) Department of Medicine, The University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;(3) PRIME Residency Program, Veterans Affairs Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Abstract: | BackgroundMalignant pleural effusions (MPE) are a frequent cause of dyspnea and discomfort at the end of cancer patients' lives. The tunneled indwelling pleural catheter (TIPC) was approved by the FDA in 1997 and has been investigated as a treatment for MPE. |
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