Mar 6, 2013 · She had a PleurX catheter placed 4 days ago, but has had significant shoulder/upper back/chest wall pain since then (apparently it was a challenging PleurX …

Mar 28, 2021 · Can a PleurX catheter be repositioned if its current position causes great pain? Alternatively, can it be removed and then — either immediately or after some short amount of …

Mar 18, 2007 · Another approach, similar to a Pleurx catheter, is placement of a plastic fenestrated catheter in the pleural space and the other end in the belly (technical name is …

Jul 15, 2012 · My 87 year old mother had a pleurx catheter installed in hospital about 5 weeks ago. At first she drained about 500cc every couple of days but as weeks have gone by she …

Aug 7, 2015 · A tunneled pleural catheter is an excellent way to manage the symptoms of a recurrent malignant pleural effusion. Dr. Jed Gorden describes how it is placed and how it works.

Mar 17, 2024 · Dilemma: Pleurx catheter vs thoracentesis for postsurgical benign plural effusion combined with slow chylothorax for 2.5 y. 90 y o dear mom had thoracentesis a few times (last …

Apr 9, 2021 · Hello, Can anyone share their experiences with an indwelling Pleurx catheter? Dear Husband had one placed rather urgently 6 weeks ago after two prior thoracentesis procedures …

Jan 22, 2015 · Draining a PleuRx catheter can cause pain from the re-expansion of the lung after it has been compressed. However, it's also possible that a nerve could be irritated by the …

Jun 29, 2013 · The exception of the chronic cough for nearly 2 yrs now, hemoptysis, extreme fatigue (perhaps from this round of chemo or just the cumulative effect of cough) and now …

Aug 15, 2015 · After surgery, chemo, radiation, my wife has persistent buildup of pleural fluid. This buildup causes pain and shortness of breath. Several thoracentis have been done, each …