TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 243. Pleural Diseases
A1  - Parks, Christopher
A1  - Berkowitz, David M.
A1  - Bechara, Rabih
A2  - McKean, Sylvia C.
A2  - Ross, John J.
A2  - Dressler, Daniel D.
A2  - Brotman, Daniel J.
A2  - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
Y1  - 2012
N1  - 
T2  - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
AB  - What  are  the  valuable  and  helpful  diagnostic  testing  modalities  available  in  the  evaluation  of  a  pleural  effusion?How  is  empyema  diagnosed  and  managed?When  does  a  malignant  pleural  effusion  deserve  serial  drainage  versus  an  indwelling  drainage  catheter  versus  pleurodesis?What  are  the  indications  for  chest  tube  placement  (tube  thoracostomy)  in  patients  with  a  small  pneumothorax?When  can  a  chest  tube  be  removed,  and  how  is  that  done?  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56214905
ER  -