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Local Anesthetic Thoracoscopy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion
Published on: November 10, 2023
[The using doxycycline in procedure chemical pleurodesis of malignancy pleural effusion]
Zenaida Cerimagić1, Safet Guska, Ilijaz Pilav
1Klinika za Torakalnu Hirugiju, Klinicki Centar Univerziteta u Sarajevu.
Unlabelled:
Pleural effusion is acumulation of liquid in pleural space, wich caused primary of pleural diseases or secundary of systemic diseases.
Problem:
Pleural effusion are the most frequently caused by malignancy and make worse poor condition of patients with malignancy. Pleural punction is insufficient metod for treatmen of malignancy pleural effusion. The best modefor treatment is pleurodesis using Doxicyclin.
Patients And Methods:
There are embrased all patient hospitalized in thoracis surgery department of KCU Sarajevo in period may 1999. - septembar 2002. whole medicaly treatet in procedure of chemical pleurodesis because of malignant pleural effusion. Examinee group of patients are medicaly treatet in procedure of chemical pleurodesis. Control group of patients are medicaly treatet by pleural punction because of malignanacy pleural effusion, same diseases in both group of patients. The results are present textualy, numberly and graphic printing.
Results:
Procedure of chemical pleurodesis obtained in mostly patients obliteration of pleural space, and prevent reaccumulation of pleural effusion. Procedure of chemical pleurodesis make quality of life better, complications are rare, mortality conect with procedure is not exist.
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