Autologous Blood Pleurodesis: What Is the Optimal Time Interval and Amount of Blood?
Alessio CampisiAndrea Dell'AmoreYonghui ZhangZhitao GuAngelo Paolo CiarrocchiEleonora FaccioliLuca BertolacciniFederico ReaFranco StellaWentao FangPublished in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2021)
In our experience, 120 mL is the optimal amount of blood and the procedure can be repeated every 24 hours with the chest tube clamped.