ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:Iodopovidone increasingly used as pleurodesis agent through chest tube .There is no agreement about the duration of tube clamping after instillation of the agent. OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of tube clamping time on the success rate and safety of iodopovidone as a local chemical pleurodesis agent in patients with malignant pleural effusions. METHODS:Patients with malignant pleural effusion were ...
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