Is talc pleurodesis safe for young patients following primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-120

  Hunt, Ian ^a   Barber, Brendan ^a   Southon, Rachel ^b   Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Evidence based medicine; Pneumothorax; Talc pleurodesis; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SAFETY; TALC;

EID: 33846945074     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.147546     Document Type: Article

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