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Case Report
An unexplained effusion with indwelling pleural catheter related complications
1 Respiratory Department, Northumbria Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, Care of Gail Hewitt, Newcastle NE23 6NZ, UK
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Respiratory Department, Northumbria Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, Care of Gail Hewitt, Newcastle NE23 6NZ,
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Article ID: 101509Z01LG2025
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Gumber L, Lim CH, Ramharack K, Aujayeb A. An unexplained effusion with indwelling pleural catheter related complications. Int J Case Rep Images 2025;16(1):111–115.ABSTRACT
Indwelling pleural catheter colonization and infection are separate clinical entities, and the management is different. As the use of those catheters increases, clinicians must be aware of those potential complications.
Keywords: Empyema, Indwelling pleural catheter, Pleural catheter colonization, Pleural space infection, Thoracoscopy
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Leher Gumber - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Cheng Hong Lim - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Kirk Ramharack - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Avinash Aujayeb - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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