Pleurodesis outcome in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Edward Fysh, S.K. Tan, C.A. Read, F. Lee, K. Mckenzie, Nola Olsen, I. Weerasena, T. Threlfall, Nicholas De Klerk, Arthur Musk, Gary Lee

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Abstract

Few data exist on the pleurodesis outcome in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). A retrospective review of the Western Australian Mesothelioma Registry over 5 years revealed 390 evaluable patients. Only a subset of patients (42.3%) underwent pleurodesis, surgically (n=78) or by bedside instillation of sclerosants (n=87). Surgical pleurodesis showed no advantages over bedside pleurodesis in efficacy (32% vs 31% failures requiring further drainage, p=0.98), patient survival (p=0.52) or total time spent in hospital from procedure till death (p=0.36). No clinical, biochemical or radiographic parameters tested adequately predict pleurodesis outcome.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)594-596
JournalThorax
Volume68
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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