Chemical pleurodesis in the presence of persistent air leak. Ann Thorac Surg 1989 May;47(5):786-7
Date
05/01/1989Pubmed ID
2730204DOI
10.1016/0003-4975(89)90150-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0024340569 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 33 CitationsAbstract
Persistent air leak makes chemical pleurodesis difficult because the chest tube cannot be clamped after drug instillation. A technique is described that obviates the need for clamping the chest tube in this setting.
Author List
Almassi GH, Haasler GBAuthor
G Hossein Almassi MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
HumansMethods
Pleura
Pneumothorax
Tetracycline
