Chemical pleurodesis in the presence of persistent air leak

Chemical pleurodesis in the presence of persistent air leak

Persistent air leak makes chemical pleurodesis difficult because the chest tube cannot be clamped after drug instillation. A technique is described that obviates the need for clamping the chest tube in this setting.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 1989-05, Vol.47 (5), p.786-787
Hauptverfasser: Almassi, G.Hossein, Haasler, George B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Medical sciences
Methods
Pleura
Pneumology
Pneumothorax - therapy
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Tetracycline - administration & dosage
Tetracycline - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:Persistent air leak makes chemical pleurodesis difficult because the chest tube cannot be clamped after drug instillation. A technique is described that obviates the need for clamping the chest tube in this setting.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/0003-4975(89)90150-1