Pleurodesis with iodized talc for malignant effusions using pigtail catheters

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 739-742

  Thompson, Robert L ^a   Yau, Jonathan C ^b   Donnelly, Ronald F ^a   Gowan, Debra J ^a   Matzinger, Frederick R K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Civic Hospital

Author keywords

Iodized talc; Malignant pleural effusions

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT; TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031872592     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.17435     Document Type: Article

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