PDF FILES

DOWNLOAD AREA

Navodila za uporabo drenažnega seta v slovenskem jeziku

Home management of malignant ascites
PleurX is the easy-to-use and effective choice for the home management of recurrent malignant ascites. Now patients can manage fluid accumulation through smaller, more frequent drainages at home, with minimal physician intervention.

PleurX offers patients:

• Easy set up and use – simply “click and go”
• Low rate of infection shown in clinical studies (less than 3%)
• Active vacuum drainage through a closed system for reduced risk of fluid overload
• Helps eliminate need for hospital visits for repeat paracentesis
• Effective palliation of symptoms
• Improved independence and quality of life
• Simple placement procedure under local or conscious sedation

Home management of malignant pleural effusions

Identification of clinical factors predicting Pleurx W catheter removal in patients treated for malignant pleural effusion

Outpatient Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Small-Bore, Tunneled Pleural Catheters

Use of tunnelled catheters for malignant pleural effusions in patients fit for pleurodesis