Open AccessComparison of additional minocycline versus iodopovidone pleurodesis during video-assisted thoracoscopic bleb resection for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a propensity score-matched analysis
Author(s) -
Kang Hoon Lee,
Bo Taek Kim,
Hyun Koo Kim,
Kook Nam Han,
Young Ho Choi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.23
Subject(s) - medicine , pleurodesis , pneumothorax , surgery , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , minocycline , propensity score matching , chest tube , anesthesia , perioperative , bleb (medicine) , trabeculectomy , intraocular pressure , biology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology
The optimal chemical agent for additional pleurodesis during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) bleb resection in primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) remains controversial. We compared the efficacy and safety of iodopovidone with those of minocycline for additional chemical pleurodesis during VATS bleb resection.