If drainage is indicated ... Catheter is placed called Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter, so you can have pleural effusion at home. Draining the catheter 2-3 times week or as directed by ...

Community nurses and caregivers are typically assigned to undertake regular fluid drainage at the patient's home ... having IPCs due to the risk of pulling on the catheter. Conversely, the absolute ...

Researchers have found that both wall suction and gravity drainage led to equivalent amounts of procedural chest pain and ...