Does mechanical pleurodesis result in better outcomes than chemical pleurodesis for recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-311

  Sepehripour, Amir H ^a   Nasir, Abdul ^a   Shah, Rajesh ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Chemical pleurodesis; Mechanical pleurodesis; Pleurectomy; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; Talc

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADULT; AIR LEAK; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL PLEURODESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANICAL PLEURODESIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLEURA ABRASION; PLEURECTOMY; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND INFECTION;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENCE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863452135     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr094     Document Type: Article

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