PleurX App vs SIR Guidelines

The PleurX app is for patients and caregivers to manage their at-home drainage. The PleurX app is used on a smartphone or tablet. There is no connection between patients and clinicians directly through the app and it does not link to any hospital system or electronic health records. The users can access and download their drainage records. The PleurX app contains the Drainage Procedure IFU (Instructions for Use), supplemental wall chart drainage instructions, FAQ brochure, pamphlet on how to order more supplies and digital drainage log. In addition, the app provides links to instructional videos from the PleurX website, the contact number to PleurX Patient Navigators.. The app has optional fields for users to record pain levels, input drainage details and upload photos of the catheter site or drained fluid. Users can set a drainage schedule with reminders and pleural patients are notified to contact their physician when they have drained 50 mL or less 3 times per the IFU.

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Guidelines app is the go-to source for SIR’s published guidelines and statements at your fingertips. SIR Guidelines is free to use and allows healthcare workers to quickly access evidence-based recommendations in an easy-to-use point of care format intended to simplify clinical decision-making. The app includes an interactive periprocedural recommendation calculator that generates scenario-specific anticoagulation and antibiotic recommendations based on the SIR consensus guidelines. Users can input medications and patient factors to generate recommendations tailored for the patient’s and procedural bleeding risk. The Clinical Practice Guidelines for IVC Filters provide evidence based guidance for the management of patients with thromboembolic disease. The app will be continually updated to include new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and tools to assist in clinical decision-making. The Society is providing information and services on this mobile app as a benefit and educational service intended for licensed health care professionals. The information posted here by the Society or any third party should not be considered medical advice or standard of care, and is not intended to replace the independent judgment of or consultation with a qualified medical professional. The use of the mobile app and the Society Content is voluntary and for educational purposes only. Accordingly, the Society assumes no liability for or relating to the use of the content contained within the mobile app by users.