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The Hospital and Patient Burden of Indwelling Pleural Catheters: A Retrospective Case Series of 210 Indwelling Pleural Catheter Insertions by Asciak, Rachelle, Hallifax, Robert John, Mercer, Rachel Mary, Hassan, Maged, Wigston, Charlotte, Wrightson, John M, Psallidas, Ioannis, Rahman, Najib Mahboob

“…Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) offer an alternative to talc pleurodesis in recurrent effusion, especially in patients wishing to avoid hospitalization. Two…”
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Chest Drain Fall-Out Rate According to Suturing Practices: A Retrospective Direct Comparison by Asciak, Rachelle, Addala, Dinesh, Karimjee, Juzer, Rana, Maaz Suhail, Tsikrika, Stamatoula, Hassan, Maged Fayed, Mercer, Rachel Mary, Hallifax, Robert John, Wrightson, John Matthew, Psallidas, Ioannis, Benamore, Rachel, Rahman, Najib Mahboob

“…Chest drains often become displaced and require replacement, adding unnecessary risks to patients. Simple measures such as suturing of the drain may reduce…”
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Critical analysis of the utility of initial pleural aspiration in the diagnosis and management of suspected malignant pleural effusion by Mercer, Rachel Mary, Varatharajah, Rebecca, Shepherd, Gillian, Lu, Qiang, Castro-Añón, Olalla, McCracken, David J, Dudina, Alexandra, Addala, Dinesh, Tsikrika, Stamatoula, George, Vineeth, Banka, Radhika, Asciak, Rachelle, Hassan, Maged, Hallifax, Robert, Bedawi, Eihab O, Shute, Janis Kay, Rahman, Najib M

“…IntroductionCurrent guidelines recommend an initial pleural aspiration in the investigation and management of suspected malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) with…”
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Streamlining the Interventional Pathway in Malignant Pleural Disease by Mercer, Rachel Mary

“…Aims: To critically assess whether the interventions for patients with malignant pleural effusions can be streamlined to ensure that patients undergo the…”
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