A multidirectional two-tube method for chemical pleurodesis could improve distribution of the sclerosing agent within the pleural cavity – A pilot study

INTRODUCTION: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) affects approximately 200,000 people in the United States per annum. Chemical pleurodesis is a recommended first line treatment in the management of MPE, however, success rates as low as 43% has been reported. A bedside chemical pleurodesis can cost up...

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Autores principales: Campion, Eoin, Mallah, Saad I., Azhar, Maimoona, O'Keeffe, Dara, Hameed, Aamir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Experimental Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8361043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34408869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102697

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