Aggressive treatment of simple pleural effusion in ventilated patients: Pigtail catheters versus thoracostomy

Alexander Samokhvalov (Haifa, Israel), Alexander Samokhvalov, Edward Altman, Amos Szabo, Tatiana Haj, Olga Rutsky, Nicola Makhoul

Source: International Congress 2016 – Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute respiratory failure
Session: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute respiratory failure
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3576
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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Alexander Samokhvalov (Haifa, Israel), Alexander Samokhvalov, Edward Altman, Amos Szabo, Tatiana Haj, Olga Rutsky, Nicola Makhoul. Aggressive treatment of simple pleural effusion in ventilated patients: Pigtail catheters versus thoracostomy. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3576

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