Clinical outcomes of chemical pleurodesis using a minocycline

Background: Pleurodesis is often used to prevent the re-accumulation of a malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Intrapleural urokinase (IPUK) therapy facilitates lung re-expansion for patients with loculated MPE or a trapped lung that allows subsequent pleurodesis. MPE management has been traditionally...

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Main Authors: Li-Han Hsu, An-Chen Feng, Thomas C. Soong, Jen-Sheng Ko, Nei-Min Chu, Yung-Feng Lin, Shu-Huei Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466619841231