Thoracoscopic Talc Versus Tunneled Pleural Catheters for Palliation of Malignant Pleural Effusions Ben M. Hunt, MD, Alexander S. Farivar, MD, Eric Vallières, MD, Brian E. Louie, MD, Ralph W. Aye, MD, Eva E. Flores, LPN, Jed A. Gorden, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages 1053-1059 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.103 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postprocedure length of stay (LOS) after video-assisted thorascopic (VATS) talc (white bars) and tunneled pleural catheter (TPC) placement (black bars). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1053-1059DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.103) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Proposed management strategy for management of pleural effusions in patients with cancer. (CXR = chest radiograph; TPC = tunneled pleural catheter.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1053-1059DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.103) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions