Efficacy and safety of iodopovidone pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions
โ Scribed by Jose D.A. NETO; Sandro F.Q. De OLIVEIRA; Sylvana P. VIANNA; Ricardo M. TERRA
- Book ID
- 108965207
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1323-7799
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## Background Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are a frequent cause of dyspnea and discomfort at the end of cancer patients' lives. The tunneled indwelling pleural catheter (TIPC) was approved by the FDA in 1997 and has been investigated as a treatment for MPE. ## Objective To systematically rev
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