Clump material within drainage chest tubes contains diagnostic information: A proof-of-concept case series

Authors

Amber Louw, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Calvin Sidhu
Deirdre B. Fitzgerald
Jenette Creaney
Siaw Ming Chai
Y. C.Gary Lee

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Title

European Respiratory Journal

Volume

57

Issue

3

PubMed ID

33184118

Publisher

European Respiratory Society

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

39784

Comments

Louw, A., Sidhu, C., Fitzgerald, D. B., Creaney, J., Chai, S. M., & Lee, Y. G. (2021). Clump material within drainage chest tubes contains diagnostic information: A proof-of-concept case series [Letter]. European Respiratory Journal, 57(3), article 2003248. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.03248-2020

Abstract

Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic and therapeutic challenge [1, 2]. Malignant pleural effusion (MPE), in particular, often necessitates fluid drainage with chest tubes for symptom control [3, 4] and its diagnosis requires cyto-histological assessment of pleural fluid or tissue biopsies [2].

DOI

10.1183/13993003.03248-2020

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