Chemical pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion

Effect of Betadine in chemical pleurodesis in patients with recurrent malignant pleural effusion between 2013 and 2015

Introduction: Application of Talc powder, Bleomycin and Tetracycline is among conventional treatments in recurrent malignant pleural effusion caused by malignant pleurodesis. The aim of this research is to estimate the effect and safety in application of betadine as a cheap and available chemical factor in treatment of pleurodesis. Methods: In this empirical before-after study, all patients suf...

Pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: talc, toxicity and where next?

Interstitial Lung Disease after Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusion

Objective Pleurodesis is an effective therapy for malignant pleural effusion (MPE). While interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been regarded as a serious complication of pleurodesis, its clinicopathological characteristics have not been fully understood. This study was conducted to elucidate the incidence of ILD and the risk factors for ILD in patients who underwent pleurodesis to control MPE. M...

Chemical Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusion: How Far Have We Come in 80 Years?

sis, most likely because of the systemic absorption of small-size talc particles [2] . In a multicentre, open-label, prospective cohort study of 558 patients with MPE who underwent thoracoscopy and talc poudrage with 4 g of calibrated French large-particle talc, no patients developed ARDS, although oxygenation deteriorated in the first few days after talc pleurodesis [5] . Other agents that hav...

Chemical Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusion: How Far Have We Come in 80 Years?

sis, most likely because of the systemic absorption of small-size talc particles [2] . In a multicentre, open-label, prospective cohort study of 558 patients with MPE who underwent thoracoscopy and talc poudrage with 4 g of calibrated French large-particle talc, no patients developed ARDS, although oxygenation deteriorated in the first few days after talc pleurodesis [5] . Other agents that hav...