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Chemical pleurodesis is performed for patients with MPE with a published success rate of around 80%. It has been postulated that inflammation is key in achieving successful pleural symphysis, as… Click to show full abstract
Chemical pleurodesis is performed for patients with MPE with a published success rate of around 80%. It has been postulated that inflammation is key in achieving successful pleural symphysis, as evidenced by higher amounts of pain or detected inflammatory response. Patients with mesothelioma are postulated to have a lower rate of successful pleurodesis due to lack of normal pleural tissue enabling an inflammatory response.
Keywords:
pleurodesis;
success;
pleurodesis success;
clinically important;
important associations;
associations pleurodesis
Journal Title: Respirology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Respirology
Year Published: 2019
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