Does attempting talc pleurodesis affect subsequent indwelling pleural catheter (IPC)-related non-draining septated pleural effusion and IPC-related spontaneous pleurodesis?

Rachelle AsciakRachel M MercerRobert J HallifaxMaged HassanEihab BedawiDavid McCrackenNikolaos I KanellakisJohn M WrightsonIoannis PsallidasNajib M Rahman

Published in: ERJ open research (2019)

Prior talc pleurodesis does not result in worsened outcomes from subsequent indwelling pleural catheter use, and patients should not be dissuaded from choosing talc as a primary treatment for recurrent pleural effusion. http://ow.ly/qAAC30mYmr3.

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