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  1. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Pleurodesis | OriginalPaper

    ERASURE: early autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks—a randomized, controlled trial comparing prophylactic autologous blood pleurodesis versus standard watch and wait treatment for postoperative air leaks following thoracoscopic anatomic lung resections

    Title {1} ERASURE Trial: early autologous blood pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks—a randomized, controlled trial comparing prophylactic autologous blood pleurodesis versus standard watch and wait treatment for postoperative air leaks …

  2. 13-02-2024 | Pneumothorax | Online First

    Autologous Blood Patch Pleurodesis for Persistent Pneumothorax in a Neonate

  3. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Pleurodesis | OriginalPaper

    Effectiveness of pleurodesis for postoperative air leaks after lung resection

    Postoperative air leakage after lung resection is a common complication that may increase the length of hospital stay or occurrence of morbidity, such as empyema and pneumonia [ 1 , 2 ]. Although it is a common complication, no standard treatment …

  4. 01-07-2023 | Pleurodesis | News

    Hospital-prepared talc suspensions for pleurodesis cause serious AEs

  5. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Pleural Effusion | OriginalPaper

    Treatment of Chylothorax complicating pulmonary resection with hypertonic glucose Pleurodesis

    Chylothorax is an uncommon complication of pulmonary resection with an incidence rate at 0.25–2.0% [ 1 , 2 ] . The condition is associated with a high mortality rate of up to 50% in untreated patients. Conservative management includes chest tube …

  6. 01-08-2023 | Pleurodesis | OriginalPaper

    Efficacy and safety of doxycycline versus iodopovidone for pleurodesis through an intercostal tube in malignant pleural effusions: a randomized trial

    The primary management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is symptom palliation, especially if the effusion is recurrent [ 1 ]. The treatment options include thoracentesis, indwelling pleural catheter, pleurodesis, pleurectomy, or pleuroperitoneal …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Pneumothorax | OriginalPaper

    Retention of Bovie scratch pad radio-opaque marker during VATS Pleurodesis: case report

    Spontaneous pneumothorax typically occurs among tall thin adolescent men with an annual incidence of 18–28 and 1.2–6 cases per 100,000 men and women, respectively [ 1 ].

  8. 08-03-2023 | Pleurodesis | Letter

    Chemical Pleurodesis with Povidone-Iodine in Congenital Chylothorax

  9. 01-12-2023 | Pneumothorax | OriginalPaper

    Intraoperative OK-432 pleurodesis for preventing recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children and adolescents: a single-center experience

    Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) commonly occurs in lean, tall, male children and adolescents. PSP is caused by ruptured subpleural blebs or bullae, which leads to an abnormal accumulation of air in the pleural space without an apparent …

  10. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Pleurodesis | OriginalPaper

    The efficacy of hydrogel foams in talc Pleurodesis

    Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) occur in approximately 200,000 patients in the United States each year, affecting between 7 to 15% of all cancer patients [ 1 ]. This abnormal build-up of fluid in the pleural cavity frequently causes progressive …

  11. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Pleurodesis | OriginalPaper

    Comparison of Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (6%) with commonly used agents in an experimental Pleurodesis model

    Pleurodesis is a procedure in which the anatomical space between the parietal and visceral pleura is removed by the adhesion of these two layers. While adhesion can be achieved mechanically by abrasion via thoracoscopy or thoracotomy, chemical …

  12. Open Access 01-03-2023 | Pneumothorax | OriginalPaper

    Autologous Blood Patch Pleurodesis for Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Narrative Review, a Retrospective Case Series and State of Play in the UK

    Pneumothorax is traditionally defined as primary spontaneous (in patients with no apparent lung disease or history of trauma) or secondary spontaneous (in patients with pre-existing lung disease, or in those above 50 years of age with significant …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Pleural Effusion | OriginalPaper

    Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)-3 trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised study comparing indwelling pleural catheter (±talc pleurodesis) versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for management of malignant pleural effusion

    Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) affects over 10,000 Australians and an estimated 5 million people worldwide each year [ 1 ]. MPE can complicate most cancers, including 30% of breast and lung cancers and more than 90% of malignant pleural …

  14. Open Access 01-11-2020 | Pleural Effusion | OriginalPaper

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

    The ultimate goal of treatment for patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is to increase quality of life during life expectancy. These patients often have respiratory symptoms. Repeat thoracentesis, pig tailed catheter drainage, or tube …

  15. 11-11-2022 | Pleural Effusion | OriginalPaper

    Subcutaneous octreotide therapy for malignant pleural effusion after pleurodesis with talc powder: a placebo-controlled, triple-blind, randomized trial

    Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is an effusion with the presence of malignant cells, commonly observed in patients with metastatic cancer and found in 15% of patients with cancer [ 10 , 11 ]. MPE is associated with an overall survival rate of 3–12 …

  16. 14-03-2022 | Pneumothorax | OriginalPaper

    The importance of diaphragmatic surgery, chemical pleurodesis and postoperative hormonal therapy in preventing recurrence in catamenial pneumothorax: a retrospective cohort study

    Thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is divided into five clinical entities, namely catamenial pneumothorax (CP) the most common presentation, non catamenial endometriosis related pneumothorax, catamenial haemothorax, catamenial haemoptysis and …

  17. Open Access 01-12-2019 | Pleural Effusion | ReviewPaper

    Chemical pleurodesis – a review of mechanisms involved in pleural space obliteration

    Chemical pleurodesis is a therapeutic procedure applied to create the symphysis between the parietal and visceral pleura by intrapleural administration of various chemical agents (e.g. talk, tetracycline, iodopovidone, etc.). The two major …

  18. 01-08-2021 | Lung Cancer | OriginalPaper

    Iodopovidone pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Pleurodesis is the obliteration of pleural space to prevent re-accumulation of pleural fluid or air. Broadly, pleurodesis can be achieved by either mechanical abrasion of the pleural surface or instillation of irritant chemical in the pleural …

  19. 01-08-2019 | Pneumothorax | OriginalPaper

    Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Talc Pleurodesis Versus Pleurectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Large Single-Centre Study with No Conversion

    Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) predominately affects young patients without a history of parenchymal lung disease. It is a relatively common clinical entity with an annual incidence of 18–28/100,000 and 1.2–6/100,000 in males and females …

  20. 01-05-2021 | Pleural Effusion | OriginalPaper

    Talc pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are a common complication presented mostly in patients with progressive malignancies. [ 1 , 2 ] In fact, there is evidence that more than 150.000 MPE cases are reported only in the US every year. [ 3 , 4 ] The …

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