Open AccessSafety and Systemic Consequences of Pleurodesis with Three Different Doses of Silver Nitrate in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion
Author(s) -
Ricardo Mingarini Terra,
Renato Tavares Bellato,
Lisete R. Teixeira,
Rodrigo Caruso Chate,
Paulo Manuel PêgoFernandes
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000371470
Subject(s) - medicine , pleurodesis , malignant pleural effusion , adverse effect , pleural effusion , gastroenterology , surgery , creatinine
Silver nitrate (SN) is an alternative to talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Nevertheless, SN complications have not been thoroughly investigated so far.
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