Pleurodesis: a comparison of two sclerosing agents for pleural effusions in Mozambique

Rapid pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility of rapid pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusions in order to reduce hospital length of stay in patients with a limited life expectancy. DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Two university hospital programs. PATIENTS Thirty-eight patients with symptomatic pleural effusions associated with malignancy. INTERVENTIONS A 14F cat...

Talc pleurodesis for treating malignant pleural effusions.

Pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions: Outcome and predictors of success

Malignant pleural effusion is a common clinical problem in cancer patients. Many therapeutic techniques have been investigated, including pleurodesis. Little is known about the factors that may affect the success rate of such a procedure. The main objective of this study is to assess the success rates of pleurodesis performed on malignant pleural effusions in cancer patients at AUBMC and to ide...

Thoracoscopic talc poudrage in malignant pleural effusions: effective pleurodesis despite low pleural pH.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of pleurodesis by thoracoscopic talc poudrage (TTP) in patients with low pH malignant pleural effusions. DESIGN Review of prospectively collected data on all thoracoscopic procedures performed from 1982 to 1996. PATIENTS AND SETTING Twenty-five members in a prepaid, closed-panel health maintenance organization, whose malignant pleural effusion ...

Use of tunnelled catheters for malignant pleural effusions in patients fit for pleurodesis.

The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of tunnelled pleural catheters (TPC) in patients with malignant pleural effusions who would otherwise be candidates for pleurodesis. Patients were selected from a previously reported database of 250 TPC insertions. The study group was selected based on lung re-expansion and survival as a surrogate maker of eligibility for pleurodesis...