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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-04-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466619841231 |