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Indwelling pleural catheter for malignant pleural effusions reduces care costs

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 ...
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Current Trends in Treating Malignant Pleural Effusion: Evidence, Guidelines, and Best Practice Recommendations

The most common treatments for MPE that provide symptomatic relief are therapeutic thoracentesis, chemical pleurodesis (talc slurry), or insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) at bedside. 9 ...
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Pleural Dynamics Announces Completion of Enrollment of “The ACES Study for Aseptic Pleural Effusions,” a Post Market Study Evaluating the Novel ACES Automatic Continuous ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pleural Dynamics, a medical device company that is building solutions for recurrent fluid collections in the body, announced today that the final patient in “The ACES™ ...
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Professional Faqs: How Many Times Can You Drain A Pleural Effusion?

If fluid keeps building up, it is possible to have repeated chest drains. Catheter is placed called Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter, so you can have pleural effusion at home. Draining the ...