Bronchopleural communication following intrapleural doses of tPA/DNase for empyema

Bronchopleural communication following intrapleural doses of tPA/DNase for empyema

Abstract Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and deoxyribonuclease (DNase) therapy is a new treatment for pleural infection. Clinical experiences of tPA/DNase therapy, and its complications, are cumulating. We present a patient with multiloculated empyema but no initial evidence of a bro...

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Main Authors: Bapti Roy, Mark C. Teh, Yi Jin Kuok, Y. C. Gary Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
Bronchopleural
deoxyribonuclease
empyema
pleural infection
tissue plasminogen activator
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.646

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.646

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