M20 Pleural service in a large university teaching hospital – 1 year retrospective review

Introduction

Over the last decade, there has been a paradigm shift in the management of both pleural effusions and pneumothoraces. Specialty pleural day-case services have been established offering one-stop clinical assessment, imaging and intervention, with a view to early diagnosis, improved patient care and admission avoidance. We wished to evaluate the pleural service at a large university teaching Hospital.

Methods

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