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| − | Pigtail catheter insertion is an effective and safe method of draining pleural fluid. | + | Pigtail catheter insertion is an effective and safe method of draining pleural fluid. It is encouraged for use in all cases of pleural effusion requiring chest drain except for empyema and other loculated pleural effusions, where it has low success rates.<ref name="BediwyAmer2012">{{cite journal|last1=Bediwy|first1=Adel Salah|last2=Amer|first2=Hesham Galal|title=Pigtail Catheter Use for Draining Pleural Effusions of Various Etiologies|journal=ISRN Pulmonology|volume=2012|year=2012|pages=1–6|issn=2090-5777|doi=10.5402/2012/143295}} [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY license]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:12, 20 September 2018
Planning
Choice of procedure
Pigtail catheter insertion is an effective and safe method of draining pleural fluid. It is encouraged for use in all cases of pleural effusion requiring chest drain except for empyema and other loculated pleural effusions, where it has low success rates.[1]
References
- ↑ Bediwy, Adel Salah; Amer, Hesham Galal (2012). "Pigtail Catheter Use for Draining Pleural Effusions of Various Etiologies ". ISRN Pulmonology 2012: 1–6. doi:. ISSN 2090-5777. CC-BY license
