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01-04-2004 | Letter

Pleural drainage: an evolving area – authors' response

Authors: Kulgit Singh, Shi Loo, Rinaldo Bellomo

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2003

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We would like to thank Dr Kelly [1] for his interest in our recent article [2] on the use of central venous catheters for pleural drainage. His comments add to those recently highlighted by MacDuff and Grant [3]. …

Kelly MG: Pleural drainage: an evolving area. Crit Care 2004, in press.

Singh K, Shi L, Bellomo R: Pleural drainage using central venous catheters. Crit Care 2003, 7: R191-R194. 10.1186/cc2393PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

MacDuff A, Grant IS: Should central venous catheters be used to drain pleural effusions? [Letter]. Crit Care 2004, 8: 56. 10.1186/cc2447PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

Singh K, Shi L, Bellomo R: Should central venous catheters be used to drain pleural effusions? Author's response [Letter]. Crit Care 2004, 8: 57. 10.1186/cc2448PubMedCentralCrossRef

Title: Pleural drainage: an evolving area – authors' response
Authors: Kulgit Singh
Shi Loo
Rinaldo Bellomo
Publication date: 01-04-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 2/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2820

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