A Five-Year Study of Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy in Loculated Pleural Collections
Barthwal, M.S.; Marwah, V.; Chopra, M.; Garg, Y.; Tyagi, R.; Kishore, K.; Vijay, A.; Dutta, V.; Katoch, C.D.S.; Singh, S.; Bhattacharya, D.
Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 58(1): 17-20
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-9343 PMID: 28368566 Document Number: 689659
Pleural fluid loculations due to complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPE), empyema, tubercular effusion and traumatic hemothorax can be managed either by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or intrapleural To study the efficacy of IPFT in facilitating pleural space drainage in loculated pleural collections of diverse aetiologies. A five-year retrospective, observational study of 200 patients, with loculated pleural collections and failed tube There were 106 (53%) cases of CPE, 59 (29.5%) cases of tubercular effusion, 23 (11.5%) cases of empyema and 12 (6%) Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy is a safe and cost-effective option in the management of selected patients with loculated pleural effusions.