How to manage pleural effusion?

Depends: Depends on ethiology. Provide more information about context and severity to provide specific answer.

See below: Initially, a thoracentesis is done. This allows drainage and allows the fluid to be sent for analysis. If you are in the hospital, chest tube drainage is another common option. If it is recurrent, then there are other options. These include pleurodesis, where a chemical is placed in the pleural space to make the linings of the lung stick together; Tunneled chest tube; VATS