Strategies to reduce morbidity following pleurectomy and decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma

DiscussionPatients undergoing tracheostomy creation, therapeutic AC at the time of diagnosis, and gastrostomy tube placement had a reduced risk of aspiration PNA, DVT, and catheter sepsis.

Source: Thoracic Cancer - August 14, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Patrick Bou ‐Samra, Austin Chang, Kevin Zhang, Feredun Azari, Gregory Kennedy, Emily Guo, Wei‐Ting Hwang, Sunil Singhal Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research