Cost Effectiveness of Malignant Pleural Effusion with Indwelling Catheter: Systematic Review
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Cristina Ramos-Hernández; Irene Lojo-Rodríguez; Alberto Ruano-Ravina; Maribel Botana-Rial; Cristina Represas-Represas; Virginia Leiro-Fernández; Alberto Fernández-Villar
- Source
- Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24:1206-1212
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Cost effectiveness
Cost-Benefit Analysis
medicine.medical_treatment
Catheters, Indwelling
parasitic diseases
Indwelling catheter
medicine
Humans
Malignant pleural effusion
cardiovascular diseases
Pleurodesis
General Nursing
business.industry
General Medicine
respiratory system
medicine.disease
Pleural Effusion, Malignant
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Talc
Quality of Life
Cost of treatment
Drainage
Indwelling pleural catheter
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1557-7740
1096-6218
Background: The current cost of treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) with an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) is unclear. Objective: We propose a review of the scientific evidence on the ...