Objectives Pleurodesis is an important management option to palliate breathlessness in
patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). This systematic review aimed to examine …

Background Previous studies have provided initial data suggesting that small-bore (SB,≤
14Fr) chest tubes have the same efficacy as large-bore (LB,> 14 Fr) chest tubes for acute …

Background and objective This study aims to quantify bedside pleural procedures performed
at a quaternary teaching hospital describing technical and epidemiological aspects …

Background Prior studies suggest similar efficacy between large-bore chest tube (CT)
placement and small-bore pigtail catheter (PC) placement for the treatment of pleural space …

INTRODUCTION The symptoms of dyspnea, which is a subjective experience of breathing
discomfort (1), breathlessness, a subjective sensation of not being able to catch one's …

Objective To assess the performance of a minimally invasive thoracic drainage tube (14 F)
made of polyurethane (PU) in a rabbit model of hemothorax in comparison with the …

The pleural cavity is the space between the visceral pleura which covers the lung, and the
parietal pleura which covers the chest wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum.(1) In normal …

Objectives:-Compare between pigtail catheter (12 Fr) and chest tube (28 Fr) in management
of recurrent symptomatic malignant pleural effusion in patients who underwent chemical …