Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT) in loculated pleural effusions—analysis of predictors for failure of therapy and bleeding: a cohort study

OBJECTIVES: To assess risk factors associated with failure and bleeding in intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT) for pleural effusions. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. SETTING: Two tertiary-care centres in North America. PARTICIPANTS: We identified 237 cases that received IPFT for the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Abu-Daff, Saleh, Maziak, Donna E, Alshehab, Derar, Threader, Jennifer, Ivanovic, Jelena, Deslaurier, Valerie, Villeneuve, Patrick-James, Gilbert, Sebastian, Sundaresan, Sudhir, Shamji, Farid, Lougheed, Colleen, Seely, Jean M, Seely, Andrew J E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586180/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23377992
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001887
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