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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Respirology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.646 |