Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The average health care cost per patient in the indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) group was $40,179 vs. $46,640 ...
June 1, 2012 (San Francisco) — The first randomized controlled trial comparing indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) with talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion suggests that IPC is superior ...
Pleural effusion (PE)—abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity—is a ubiquitous nosological entity. The estimated annual incidence for Germany is between 400 000 and 500 000 (1). Initial ...