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Catheter System Drains Recurrent Pleural Effusions

hospimedica.com February 10, 2017

A novel catheter system enables patients to drain pleural fluid at home, instead of requiring them to return to the hospital for thoracentesis. The PleurX catheter system consists of a catheter that is inserted in the chest wall for draining pleural effusions, or into the abdomen for malignant ascites, and proprietary drainage bottles.

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