Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions

Bhatnagar, Rahul; Piotrowska, Hania; Laskawiec-Szkonter, Magda; C Kahan, Brennan; Luengo-Fernández, Ramón; Pepperell, Justin; Evison, Matthew; Holme, Jayne; Al-Aloul, M.; Psallidas, Ioannis; Shen Lim, Wei; G. Blyth, Kevin; Roberts, Mark; Cox, G.; Downer, Nicola; Herre, Jürgen; Sivasothy, Pasupathy; Menzies, Daniel; Munavvar, Mohammed; M. Kyi, Moe; Ahmed, Liju; West, Alex; Harrison, Richard; Prudon, Benjamin; Hettiarachchi, Gihan; Chakrabarti, Biswajit; Kavidasan, Ajikumar; P. Sutton, Benjamin; Zahan-Evans, Natalie; Quaddy, Jack; Edey, Anthony; Clive, Amelia; Walker, Steven; Little, Matthew; W. Mei, Xue; Harvey, John; Hooper, Clare; Davies, Helen; Slade, Mark; Sivier, Merle; F. Miller, Robert; M. Rahman, Najib; Maskell, Nick

doi:10.1001/jama.2019.19997

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Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions

Published in JAMA • Dec 5, 2019

Authors:

Rahul Bhatnagar

Hania Piotrowska

Magda Laskawiec-Szkonter

Abstract

Importance: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is challenging to manage. Talc pleurodesis is a common and effective treatment. There are no reliable data, however, regarding the optimal method for talc delivery, leading to differences in practice and recommendations. Objective: To test the hypothesis ...

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Medicine

Pleurodesis

Thoracoscopy

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