The Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital
Background: Pleurodesis alleviates symptoms such as dyspnea, chest pain, cough and prevents recurrent pleural collections which require repeated thoracentesis. Pleurodesis improves the quality of life as a minimally invasive procedure. Chemical pleurodesis is preferred through tube thoracostomy in l...
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Main Authors: | Venkateshwaran Kathamuthu, Rajeshkumar Balakrishnan, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Prabhakaran Rathinam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/japt.japt_31_24 |
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