Video-assisted talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions utilizing local anesthesia and IV sedation

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 739-742

  Danby, Christopher A ^b   Adebonojo, Samuel A ^b   Moritz, Dennis M ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Local anesthesia; Malignant pleural effusion; Talc pleurodesis; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; PROPOFOL; TALC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031910025     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.3.739     Document Type: Article

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