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