Effect of chest tube position on the success rate of pleurodesis: A retrospective cohort study
Background: Malignant pleural effusion reduces cancer patients’ quality of life. Some experts have suggested that chest tubes should be directed posteriorly during pleurodesis. We conducted this study to clarify whether a posteriorly positioned chest tube has a better success rate than does an inter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763817302145 |