Pleurodesis practice for malignant pleural effusions in five English-speaking countries: survey of pulmonologists.

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BACKGROUND: Pleurodesis is important in the management of malignant pleural effusions, but no consensus exists on the optimal agent or methods of pleurodesis. How pleurodesis is practiced worldwide has not been studied. OBJECTIVES: To identify variations in the clinical practice of pleurodesis in major English-speaking countries, and to quantify the experience of pulmonologists on the effectiveness and adverse effects of different pleurodesis agents worldwide. METHODS: Eight hundred fifty-ni...

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Authors: Lee, Y; Baumann, M; Maskell, N; Waterer, G; Eaton, T

• Journal: Chest
• Volume: 124
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 2229-2238
• Publication date: 2003-12-01
• DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.6.2229
• EISSN: 1931-3543
• ISSN: 0012-3692
• Language: English
• Keywords: Talc; Humans; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Middle Aged; Tetracycline; Adult; Male; Pleurodesis; Australia; Great Britain; Pleural Effusion, Malignant; Pulmonary Medicine; Female; United States; Doxycycline; Physician's Practice Patterns; New Zealand