Appropriateness of VATS and bedside thoracostomy talc pleurodesis as judged by a panel using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method (RAM)

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-316

  Tan, Carol ^a   Treasure, Tom ^a   Browne, John ^b   Utley, Martin ^c   Davies, Christopher W H ^d   Hemingway, Harry ^c  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus method; Malignant effusion; Pleurodesis; Rand appropriateness method; Talc

Indexed keywords

TALC;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33744464773     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.123919     Document Type: Review

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