Abstract
This paper reviews the organisation and outcomes of a pleural service, specifically geared towards the management of malignant pleural effusions, in a district general hospital in the north east of England. We summarise the evidence behind local anaesthetic thoracoscopy and indwelling pleural catheters. We then summarise the review of our service, including a discussion around complications.
Keywords:
effusion; indwelling catheters; pleural; thoracoscopy.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Catheters, Indwelling / statistics & numerical data
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Disease Management
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Female
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Humans
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Interpleural Analgesia* / instrumentation
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Interpleural Analgesia* / methods
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Male
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Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
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Pleural Cavity / diagnostic imaging
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Pleural Cavity / pathology
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Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / diagnosis
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Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / epidemiology
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Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / etiology
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Pleural Effusion, Malignant* / therapy
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Thoracoscopy* / adverse effects
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Thoracoscopy* / methods
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United Kingdom / epidemiology