Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 314-318, July 2010

Management of recurrent pleural effusions with a tunneled catheter

  • Elizabeth McConnell Baker, MSN, APN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Healthcare–University Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Elizabeth McConnell Baker, MSN, APN, CNS, Methodist Healthcare–University Hospital, 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 31804.
    • ,
  • Sheila Melander, DSN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee Memphis, College of Nursing, Memphis, Tennessee

published online 11 December 2009.

Recurrent pulmonary effusions are commonly seen in patients with end-stage diseases. Traditional treatment modalities have required several days of hospitalization or frequent invasive procedures. Drainage with a tunneled pulmonary catheter can provide symptom palliation and resolution of the effusion without activity restriction or hospitalization.

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PII: S0147-9563(09)00228-3

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.08.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 314-318, July 2010

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