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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Main Authors: 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
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: American Thoracic Society 2018