Intrapleural instillation of autologous blood for persistent air leak in spontaneous pneumothorax- is it as effective as it is safe?

Intrapleural instillation of autologous blood for persistent air leak in spontaneous pneumothorax- is it as effective as it is safe?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of autologous blood pleurodesis in the management of persistent air leak in spontaneous pneumothorax.</p> <p>Patients and methods</p> <p>A number of 15...

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Main Authors: Karangelis Dimos, Tagarakis Georgios I, Daskalopoulos Marios, Skoumis Georgios, Desimonas Nicholaos, Saleptsis Vasileios, Koufakis Theocharis, Drakos Athanasios, Papadopoulos Dimitrios, Tsilimingas Nikolaos B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/61

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