Evaluating the efficacy of thoracoscopy and talc poudrage versus pleurodesis using talc slurry (TAPPS trial): protocol of an open-label randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: The management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPE) can be challenging. Various options are available, with the most efficacious and widely used being talc pleurodesis. Talc can either be applied via a chest drain in the form of slurry, or at medical thoracoscopy using poudra...

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Autores principales: Bhatnagar, Rahul, Laskawiec-Szkonter, Magda, Piotrowska, Hania E G, Kahan, Brennan C, Hooper, Clare E, Davies, Helen E, Harvey, John E, Miller, Robert F, Rahman, Najib M, Maskell, Nick A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Respiratory Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4248086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25428632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007045

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