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Comparison of efficacy of autologous blood patch pleurodesis versus doxycycline pleurodesis in the management of persistent air leak in patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. A randomized control trial

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) patients sometimes have a persistent air leak (PAL) that leads to increased morbidity and increased hospital stay. Further, these patients also need pleurodesis to prevent a recurrence.
Vijayarangam Narenchandra, Govindaraj Vishnukanth, Dharm Prakash Dwivedi, Munuswamy Hemachandren, Subathra Adithian, Saka Vinod Kumar, Manju Rajangam, Madhusmita Mohanty Mohapatra, Pratap Upadhya   +8 more
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Cost-effectiveness of indwelling pleural catheter compared with talc in malignant pleural effusion [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Malignant pleural effusion is associated with morbidity and mortality. A randomized controlled trial previously compared clinical outcomes and resource use with indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) and talc pleurodesis in this ...
Davies, HE, Gao, S, Luengo-Fernandez, R, Manns, BJ, Miller, RF, Mishra, EK, Olfert, JA, Penz, ED, Rahman, NM   +8 more
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Impact of systemic steroid treatment on talc pleurodesis: a report of six cases

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences, 2020
Background Instillation of sterile graded talc in the pleural space is performed to prevent reaccumulation of malignant pleural effusion after drainage.
Soichiro Ishii, Hiroshi Sakurashita, Emiko Mashida, Yasuyuki Saeki, Hiroaki Matsuo   +4 more
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Advanced medical interventions in pleural disease [PDF]

, 2016
The burden of a number of pleural diseases continues to increase internationally. Although many pleural procedures have historically been the domain of interventional radiologists or thoracic surgeons, in recent years, there has been a marked expansion ...
Astoul, Philippe, Bhatnagar, Rahul, Corcoran, John P., Feller-Kopman, David, Janssen, Julius, Maldonado, Fabien, Rahman, Najib M.   +6 more
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Predictors of pleurodesis success [PDF]

Pleural and Mediastinal Malignancies, 2018
Introduction: Patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPE) have a poor life expectancy and a high symptom burden. Definitive management strategies include chest drain and pleurodesis or placement of an indwelling pleural catheter. A meta analysis showed that 76% - 82% of patients had a successful pleurodesis with sterile talc. It has been postulated
Mercer, R, Speck, N, Jeffries, H, Macready, J, Kanellakis, N, Maskell, N, Pepperell, J, Saba, T, West, A, Ali, N, Miller, R, Corcoran, J, Asciak, R, Hassan, M, Hallifax, R, Psallidas, I, Rahman, N   +16 more
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Managing malignant pleural effusion with an indwelling pleural catheter: factors associated with spontaneous pleurodesis [PDF]

, 2016
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Ip, MSM, Lam, CLD, Lui, MM, Tam, TC, Wong, MK, Wong, WM   +5 more
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The modern diagnosis and management of pleural effusions [PDF]

, 2015
A pleural effusion describes an excess of fluid in the pleural cavity, usually resulting from an imbalance in the normal rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both.
Bhatnagar, Rahul, Maskell, Nick A
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Thoracoscopic pleurodesis using iodopovidone versus pleural abrasions in management of recurrent pneumothorax

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Introduction: Spontaneous pneumothorax is classified as either primary or secondary, recurrent pneumothorax may require further corrective and/or preventive measures such as pleurodesis.
Enas Elsayed Mohamed, Alaa El Din A. Abd Alla   +1 more
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Talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: efficacy and factors predicting recurrence [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: To identify potential factors predicting recurrence after talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion. Methods: Retrospective study of two cohorts of consecutive patients undergoing surgery for malignant pleural effusion (T VATS/talc ...
Froeschle, P, Getzki ,T, Protopapas, A, Tacconi, F   +3 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Background and objective: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common problem in patients with malignancies. Chemical pleurodesis is the most commonly used palliative option.
Khaled H. Mohamed, Osama A. Hassan
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