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Update in the Management of Pleural Effusions.
Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):475-485
Authors: Aboudara M, Maldonado F
Abstract
Pleural effusions are a common clinical problem for the primary care physician. Over the past 10 years, there has been a paradigm shift in the field due to emergence of new evidence, which includes the ubiquitous use of thoracic ultrasound, the reemergence of pleuroscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality, the widespread use of indwelling pleural catheters for malignant pleural effusions, and the evidence-based approach to management of complex parapneumonic effusions. This review focuses on these advancements with an emphasis on practical clinical application.
PMID: 30955515 [PubMed - in process]