Randomised controlled trial of urokinase versus placebo for non-draining malignant pleural effusion

<h4>Rationale</h4> <p>Patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) experience breathlessness, which is treated by drainage and pleurodesis. Incomplete drainage results in residual dyspnea and pleurodesis failure. Intrapleural fibrinolytics lyse septations within pleural fluid, i...

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Auteurs principaux: Mishra, E, Clive, A, Wills, G, Davies, H, Stanton, A, Al-Aloul, M, Hart-Thomas, A, Pepperell, J, Evison, M, Saba, T, Harrison, R, Guhan, A, Callister, M, Sathyamurthy, R, Rehal, S, Corcoran, J, Hallifax, R, Psallidas, I, Russell, N, Shaw, R, Dobson, M, Wrightson, J, West, A, Lee, Y, Nunn, A, Miller, R, Maskell, N, Rahman, N
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: American Thoracic Society 2018