Povidone-iodine chemical pleurodesis in treating spontaneous chylothorax in pediatric patients | Zendy

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Povidone-iodine chemical pleurodesis in treating spontaneous chylothorax in pediatric patients

Author(s) -

Weiguang Long,

Bin Cai,

Yang Liu,

Wenjie Wang

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of palliative medicine

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2224-5839

pISSN - 2224-5820

DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-926

Subject(s) - medicine , pleurodesis , chylothorax , intensive care medicine , iodine , anesthesia , pediatrics , surgery , pleural effusion , materials science , metallurgy

Chylothorax is a rare disease with a high mortality rate in pediatric patients like newborns and infants. As one of the minimally invasive treatments, chemical pleural pleurodesis has been gradually used in treating pediatric chylothorax patients in recent years. This study explored the feasibility, safety and effect of povidone-iodine chemical pleurodesis (CP) for spontaneous chylothorax in young pediatric patients.

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