Rapid pleurodesis is an outpatient alternative in patients with malignant pleural effusions: a prospective randomized controlled trial
JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE, cilt.6, sa.12, ss.1731-1735, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.31
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1731-1735
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Chemical pleurodesis can be palliative for recurrent, symptomatic pleural effusions in patients who are not candidate for a thoracic surgical procedure. We hypothesized that effective pleurodesis could be accomplished with a rapid method of pleurodesis as effective as the standard method.