Pleurodesis outcome in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Thorax
; 68(6): 594-6, 2013 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-23299964
ABSTRACT
Few data exist on the pleurodesis outcome in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). A retrospective review of the Western Australian Mesothelioma Registry over 5 years revealed 390 evaluable patients. Only a subset of patients (42.3%) underwent pleurodesis, surgically (n=78) or by bedside instillation of sclerosants (n=87). Surgical pleurodesis showed no advantages over bedside pleurodesis in efficacy (32% vs 31% failures requiring further drainage, p=0.98), patient survival (p=0.52) or total time spent in hospital from procedure till death (p=0.36). No clinical, biochemical or radiographic parameters tested adequately predict pleurodesis outcome.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pleurais
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Talco
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Pleurodese
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Mesotelioma
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thorax
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália