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Multidisciplinary approaches to the management of malignant pleural effusions: a guide for the clinician

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INTRODUCTION: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a complication of advanced cancer, associated with significant mortality and morbidity. This entity is commonly treated by respiratory physicians, oncologists, and thoracic surgeons. There have been various randomized clinical trials assessing the relative merits of chest drain pleurodesis, indwelling pleural catheters, treatment of septated MPEs, the use of thoracoscopy and pleurodesis and pleurodesis through IPCs in the p...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/17476348.2020.1793672

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1195-1680
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Journal:
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
14
Issue:
10
Pages:
1009-1018
Publication date:
2020-07-20
Acceptance date:
2020-07-06
DOI:
EISSN:
1747-6356
ISSN:
1747-6348
Pmid:
32634337
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1119675
Local pid:
pubs:1119675
Deposit date:
2020-11-13

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