What is it about?
This is the prospective study to determine the efficacy and safety of medical pleurodesis using autologous blood compared with Talc in MPE.
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Why is it important?
ABP was as effective as Talc in the treatment of MPE. However, ABP had less in pain, fever and no systemic side effects.
Perspectives
The overall success rate of pleurodesis was the same in both the autologous blood group and the Talc group.
Dr Apichat Kaewdech
Prince of Songkla University
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This page is a summary of: LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Efficacy and safety profile of autologous blood versus talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion, September 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.pa3398.
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