Research: Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:03h | UTCEffect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Treatment with pleural catheter resulted in fewer hospitalization days from treatment to death (median, 10 vs 12 days).