%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical outcomes of chemical pleurodesis using a
minocycline
%A An-Chen Feng
%A Jen-Sheng Ko
%A Li-Han Hsu
%A Nei-Min Chu
%A Shu-Huei Kao
%A Thomas C. Soong
%A Yung-Feng Lin
%J Archive of "Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1753466619841231
%X Pleurodesis is often used to prevent the re-accumulation of a malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Intrapleural urokinase (IPUK) therapy facilitates lung re-expansion for patients with loculated MPE or a trapped lung that allows subsequent pleurodesis. MPE management has been traditionally regarded as a symptomatic treatment. We tried to evaluate their impact on patient survival
%K inflammation
%K intrapleural urokinase
%K malignant pleural effusion
%K pleurodesis
%K survival
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6454655/