Search Results - "Fysh, Edward T.H."
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Indwelling Pleural Catheters Reduce Inpatient Days Over Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusion
Published in Chest (01-08-2012)“…Background Patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) have limited prognoses. They require long-lasting symptom relief with minimal hospitalization…”
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Catheter Tract Metastasis Associated With Indwelling Pleural Catheters
Published in Chest (01-09-2014)“…BACKGROUND Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are commonly used to manage malignant effusions. Tumor spread along the catheter tract remains a clinical…”
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Predictors of Clinical Use of Pleurodesis and/or Indwelling Pleural Catheter Therapy for Malignant Pleural Effusion
Published in Chest (01-06-2015)“…BACKGROUND The clinical course of patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) varies. The decision to undertake “definitive therapy” (pleurodesis,…”
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Fractured Indwelling Pleural Catheters
Published in Chest (01-04-2012)“…Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are increasingly used in the management of malignant pleural effusions. IPCs are designed to be secured in situ…”
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Chronic haemothorax: an important cause of pleural effusion
Published in Respirology case reports (01-06-2021)“…We describe a case of chronic exudative pleural effusion in a patient initially referred with anorexia, weight loss, and past history of breast cancer,…”
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Complications of Removal of Indwelling Pleural Catheters: Response
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A Pleural Effusion of Multiple Causes
Published in Chest (01-04-2012)“…Multiple medical disorders can lead to the development of pleural effusions. Most effusions are given a single diagnosis in clinical practice. However, the…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Indwelling Pleural Catheter-Related Pleural Infections
Published in Chest (01-11-2013)“…Background Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) offer effective control of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). IPC-related infection is uncommon but remains a…”
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Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (21-11-2017)“…IMPORTANCE: Indwelling pleural catheter and talc pleurodesis are established treatments for malignant pleural effusions among patients with poor prognosis…”
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Predicting survival in malignant pleural effusion: development and validation of the LENT prognostic score
Published in Thorax (01-12-2014)“…Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) causes debilitating breathlessness and predicting survival is challenging. This study aimed to obtain contemporary data on…”
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Clinical outcomes of indwelling pleural catheter-related pleural infections: an international multicenter study
Published in Chest (01-11-2013)“…Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) offer effective control of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). IPC-related infection is uncommon but remains a major…”
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Management of Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheters: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement
Published in Chest (01-11-2020)“…The management of recurrent pleural effusions remains a challenging issue for clinicians. Advances in management have led to increased use of indwelling…”
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Air in the Pleural Cavity Enhances Detection of Pleural Abnormalities by CT Scan
Published in Chest (01-06-2018)“…Detection of pleural abnormalities on CT scan is critical in diagnosis of pleural disease. CT scan detects minute parenchymal lung nodules, but often fails to…”
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Management of Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheters
Published in Chest (01-11-2020)“…The management of recurrent pleural effusions remains a challenging issue for clinicians. Advances in management have led to increased use of indwelling…”
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Use of indwelling pleural/peritoneal catheter in the management of malignant ascites: a retrospective study of 48 patients
Published in Internal medicine journal (01-06-2020)“…Background Patients suffering from malignant ascites usually require repeated large volume paracentesis (LVP) for symptomatic relief. This often requires…”
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Current controversies in the management of malignant pleural effusions
Published in Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine (01-12-2014)“…Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) can complicate most malignancies and is a common clinical problem presenting to respiratory and cancer care physicians…”
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Clinically Significant Pleural Effusion in Intensive Care: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Published in Critical care explorations (01-01-2020)“…The prevalence and optimal management of clinically significant pleural effusion, confirmed by thoracic ultrasound, in the critically ill is unknown. This…”
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