For malignant pleural effusion draining the fluid from the chest cavity, either with a needle or a small tube inserted into the chest. You'll receive a local anesthetic before the procedure ...

Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...

A national randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of delivering talc slurry through an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) with using an IPC alone. This study was published in 2018. A ...