Open AccessRapid pleurodesis in symptomatic malignant pleural effusion
Author(s) -
Erkan Yıldırım,
Koray Dural,
Rasih Yazkan,
Nurullah Zengin,
Deniz Yıldırım,
Nazlıhan Günal,
Ünal Sakıncı
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.08.034
Subject(s) - medicine , pleurodesis , malignant pleural effusion , oxytetracycline , surgery , pleural effusion , effusion , catheter , prospective cohort study , pleural fluid , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The objective of the study was to see whether a rapid method of pleurodesis was superior to the standard protocol in patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion.
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