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The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is common, with 50 000 new cases per year in the UK. MPE causes disabling breathlessness and indicates advanced disease with a poor prognosis. Treatment approaches focus on symptom relief and optimising quality of life (QoL). Patients who newly present...

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Autores principales: Dipper, Alexandra, Sundaralingam, Anand, Hedley, Emma, Tucker, Emma, White, Paul, Bhatnagar, Rahul, Moore, Andrew, Dobson, Melissa, Luengo-Fernandez, Ramon, Mills, Janet, Sowden, Sandra, Harvey, John E, Dobson, Lee, Miller, Robert F, Munavvar, Mohammed, Rahman, Najib, Maskell, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10230980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37253535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001682