Rapid Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusionsa

Spiegler, Peter; Hurewitz, Adam N.; Groth, Maritza L.

doi:10.1378/chest.123.6.1895

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“…All TPC procedures are performed on an outpatient basis unless the patient is already in hospital. While rapid [20] as well as outpatient [21] pleurodesis has been advocated, length of stay (LOS) was not reported in the rapid study and success rate was only 48%, whereas only 10 patients were studied in the outpatient report, which has yet to be replicated. LOS following thoracoscopy is frequently said to be short but often not clearly reported in studies [3,4,22,23].…”

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Use of tunnelled catheters for malignant pleural effusions in patients fit for pleurodesis

Tremblay¹,

Mason²,

Michaud³

2007

European Respiratory Journal

109

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The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of tunnelled pleural catheters (TPC) in patients with malignant pleural effusions who would otherwise be candidates for pleurodesis.Patients were selected from a previously reported database of 250 TPC insertions. The study group was selected based on lung re-expansion and survival as a surrogate maker of eligibility for pleurodesis procedure, as defined by survival of o90 days and lung re-expansion o80% postdrainage on a standard chest radiograph 2 weeks post TPC placement.There were 109 procedures in 97 patients that met the entry criteria. Spontaneous pleurodesis (SP) was achieved following 70% of procedures and correlated with symptom control. The mean time to SP was 90 days. There was no need for a repeat procedure in 87% of cases overall and in 92% of patients experiencing SP. There were few complications and no procedure-related deaths.Tunnelled pleural catheters are an effective way of controlling malignant pleural effusions when used as first-line treatment in patients who appear to be candidates for pleurodesis procedures.

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Use of tunnelled catheters for malignant pleural effusions in patients fit for pleurodesis

Tremblay¹,

Mason²,

Michaud³

2007

European Respiratory Journal

109

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“…Three previous small studies have investigated the use of a shortened pleurodesis protocol [2,4,5]. None of these studies used the same pleurodesis agent.…”

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Efficacy of short-term versus long-term chest tube drainage following talc slurry pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusions: A randomised trial

Goodman

Davies

2006

Lung Cancer

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“…However, there is no consensus concerning the daily chest output. In one study, satisfactory results were obtained by removal of the drain 2 h after pleurodesis [76]. In another study, the drain was removed the morning after the day of pleurodesis [77].…”

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Thoracoscopy: general overview and place in the diagnosis and management of pleural effusion

Rodríguez-Panadero

Janssen²,

Astoul³

2006

European Respiratory Journal

154

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Rapid Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusionsa

Cited by 61 publications

References 17 publications

Use of tunnelled catheters for malignant pleural effusions in patients fit for pleurodesis

Use of tunnelled catheters for malignant pleural effusions in patients fit for pleurodesis

Efficacy of short-term versus long-term chest tube drainage following talc slurry pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusions: A randomised trial

Thoracoscopy: general overview and place in the diagnosis and management of pleural effusion

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