Evidence about the CareFusion Pleurx Catheter | Which Medical Device
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In patients with malignant effusions and ECOG 3?-?4 or unexpandable lung, the PleurX catheter system provides an effective at-home palliation of symptoms associated with recurrent pleural effusions. We investigated the clinical results of patients treated by this method in our population.
Credits: Pub Med: Pneumologie. 2012 Nov;66(11):637-44.
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