Randomised trial of indwelling pleural catheters for refractory transudative pleural effusions

Steven P. Walker, Oliver Bintcliffe, Emma Keenan, Louise Stadon, Matthew Evison, Mohammed Haris, Thapas Nagarajan, Alex West, Alina Ionescu, Benjamin Prudon, Anur Guhan, Rehan Mustafa, Jurgen Herre, David Arnold, Rahul Bhatnagar, Brennan Kahan, Robert F. Miller, Najib M. Rahman, Nick A. Maskell

Source: Eur Respir J, 59 (2) 2101362; 10.1183/13993003.01362-2021
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Steven P. Walker, Oliver Bintcliffe, Emma Keenan, Louise Stadon, Matthew Evison, Mohammed Haris, Thapas Nagarajan, Alex West, Alina Ionescu, Benjamin Prudon, Anur Guhan, Rehan Mustafa, Jurgen Herre, David Arnold, Rahul Bhatnagar, Brennan Kahan, Robert F. Miller, Najib M. Rahman, Nick A. Maskell. Randomised trial of indwelling pleural catheters for refractory transudative pleural effusions. Eur Respir J, 59 (2) 2101362; 10.1183/13993003.01362-2021

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