The Clinical Observation about Lentinan plus Cisplatin and Dexamethasone Treatment for Elderly Lung Cancer with Malignant Pleural Effusions by Central Venous Catheters Drainage
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Pleural drainage using central venous catheters
INTRODUCTION The objective of the present study was to evaluate the use of a single lumen 16 G central venous catheter for the drainage of uncomplicated pleural effusions in intensive care unit patients. METHODS A prospective observational study was performed in two intensive care units of university-affiliated hospitals. The study involved 10 intensive care unit patients with non-loculated l...
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We would like to thank MacDuff and Grant [1], as well as the many others who accessed it, for their interest in our article [2] on using central venous catheters for pleural drainage. We started using this technique about 5 years ago with the aim of achieving better patient comfort without compromising on adequate pleural drainage. We did not at that time have access to the specific chest drain...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacy Information
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2160-441X,2160-4452
DOI: 10.12677/pi.2017.62007