Viscum pleurodesis is as effective as talc pleurodesis and tends to have less adverse effect

Sterilization of Talc for Pleurodesis *

Although talc has been used as a pleurodesis agent since 1935, a sterilization protocol has not been established. We obtained USP asbestos-free talc from six different suppliers and sterilized each using dry heat, gamma irradiation, and ethylene oxide gas. Aerobic, anaerobic, and fungal cultures were obtained prior to sterilization, and 1, 30, and 90 days after sterilization. Bacillus species w...

[Pleural effusion of malignant etiology. Thoracoscopic use of talc as an effective method of pleurodesis].

8 Boutin C, Rey F, Viallat JR. Etude randomiséede l'efficacitédu talcage thoracoscopique et de l'instillation de tetracycline dans le traitement des pleurésies cancereuses récidivantes. Rev Mal Respir 1985; 2:374 9 Sherman S. Ravikrishnan KP, Patel AS, Seidman JC. Optimum anesthesia with intrapleural lidocaine during chemical pleuro desis with tetracycline. Chest 1988; 93:533-36 10 Frank W,...

Pleurodesis, pH, and thoracoscopic talc poudrage.

Bilateral talc pleurodesis in metastatic pneumothorax.

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Talc pleurodesis in pleuropulmonary diseases treatment.

AIM To determine the efficiency and safety of talc pleurodesis in treating the malignant pleural effusion and recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax. METHODS The study included 54 patients with malignant pleural effusion and recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, who underwent talc pleurodesis using the "talc slurry" method of pleural talc obliteration. RESULTS Pleurodesis was successful in 52 (96...