They drained 92L from me - diagnosis and management of pleural effusion
Medicine and Science from The BMJ
September 10, 201522m 32s
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Show Notes
Pleural effusions are common, with an estimated 1-1.5 million new cases in the United States and 200 000-250 000 in the United Kingdom each year.
Rahul Bhatnagar, academic clinical lecturer at the University of Bristol, describes how pleural effusions may be investigated and treated in the community and secondary care, with a particular focus on the emerging phenomenon of ambulatory management.
We're also joined by Ron who boasts that he could have filled his car twice over, with the fluid drained over the two years he had a catheter in situ.
Read the full clinical review:
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4520