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Extended Dwell Time Improves Results of Fibrinolytic Therapy for Complex Pleural Effusions

Introduction Published trials of intrapleural therapy for complex pleural effusions rely on fibrinolytics and deoxyribonuclease (DNase) with dwell times of less than six hours and frequent dosing. We reviewed our experience with fibrinolytics alone but with a longer dwell time (12 hours). Methods Ti...

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Autores principales: Patino, Sanja H, Tarrazzi, Francisco, Tami, Catherine, Bellini, Alyssa, Block, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923260
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9664