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Utility and safety of draining pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusions are frequently drained in mechanically ventilated patients but the benefits and risks of this procedure are not well established. METHODS: We performed a literature search of multiple databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, HEALTHSTAR, CINAHL) up to April 2010 to identify studies...

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Autores principales: Goligher, Ewan C, Leis, Jerome A, Fowler, Robert A, Pinto, Ruxandra, Adhikari, Neill KJ, Ferguson, Niall D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21288334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10009