Conclusions In this single-centre, prospective cohort of patients with recurrent symptomatic malignant pleural effusions, TPCs with a non-vacuum-assisted drainage showed a trend towards improvement in dyspnoea with complications and pleurodesis similar to vacuum-based TPC systems.
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Management of malignant pleural effusions using an indwelling tunnelled pleural catheter and non-vacuum collection system.
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