Outcome of pleurodesis using different agents in management prolonged air leakage following lung resection
Conclusion:
Iodine pleurodesis can be considered as one of possible treatment methods of PAL after lung resection as it showed favorable results compared with Doxycycline pleurodesis or drainage alone regarding duration of air leakage, hospitalization and pneumothorax recurrance with only slightly increased pleural pain. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sławomir Jabłoński, Jacek Kordiak, Szymon Wcisło, Artur Terlecki, Piotr Misiak, Edyta Santorek‐Strumiłło, Jerry Lazarek, Marcin Kozakiewicz Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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