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Volume 142, Issue 4, Supplement, October 2012, Page 487A
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Disorders of the Pleura | October 2012
Pleural Infections Associated With Indwelling Pleural Catheters (IPC)

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SESSION TYPE: Pleural Disease

PRESENTED ON: Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM

PURPOSE: IPCs are increasingly used for management of recurrent, especially malignant, pleural effusions (MPE). Concern about pleural and skin infections is one of the major barriers to their use. This study sought to identify predisposing factors, optimum treatment and outcomes of IPC associated infection.

METHODS: All members of the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand were contacted, as well as

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