Survival after intrapleural catheter (IPC) insertion for malignant pleural effusion (MPE): a retrospective audit of prognostic scoring tools in patients with MPE treated with an IPC in a district general hospital.

M. Shuvo (Colchester (Essex), United Kingdom), F. Jarvis (Colchester (Essex), United Kingdom), R. Lee (Colchester (Essex), United Kingdom), L. Wright (Colchester (Essex), United Kingdom), R. Badiger (Colchester (Essex), United Kingdom), P. Hawkins (Colchester (Essex), United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Prognostic and predictive factors: treatment of lung cancer
Session: Prognostic and predictive factors: treatment of lung cancer
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Number: 1750

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