Efficacy and safety profile of autologous blood talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: a randomized controlled trial

Background: Autologous blood is a novel, high-efficacy sclerosant for treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE), similar to tetracycline. There has been no comparative data between autologous blood and a worldwide sclerosant like talc. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of autologous blood ve...

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Main Authors: Warangkana Keeratichananont, Apichat Kaewdech, Suriya Keeratichananont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-12-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466618816625