Objective: To determine the comparative effectiveness of common pleural drainage procedures for treatment of pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic effusion (ie, complicated pneumonia). Design: ...

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need drainage ...

The indications for pleural drainage are diagnostic (to collect samples for cytologic, biologic, or chemical analysis) and therapeutic (to remove large fluid collections and improve respiratory ...

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause. Thin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SEATTLE — Digital pleural drainage devices did not significantly reduce the time of chest tube drainage or ...

Pleural Dynamics, Inc. today announced positive results from a prospective, multicenter study evaluating its Automatic Continuous Effusion Shunt (ACES) device for the management of symptomatic ...

How does fluid build up around the lungs? There are two sheets of tissue that protect the lungs. They are called pleural membranes (or pleura). In between the pleura is the pleural space. It's normal ...

VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. – The market report envelopes an all-in information of the global Pleural Cavity Drainage market and the nature of the market growth over the foreseeable period. The report ...

During the study period, 9,680 subjects had complicated pneumonia. Subjects were excluded if they did not have a pleural drainage procedure (n = 5798), or if thoracentesis was the first pleural fluid ...