Does attempting talc pleurodesis affect subsequent indwelling pleural catheter (IPC)-related non-draining septated pleural effusion and IPC-related spontaneous pleurodesis?

• Rachelle Asciak,
• Rachel M. Mercer,
• Robert J. Hallifax,
• Maged Hassan,
• Eihab Bedawi,
• David McCracken,
• Nikolaos I. Kanellakis,
• John M. Wrightson,
• Ioannis Psallidas,
• Najib M. Rahman

Affiliations

Rachelle Asciak

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Rachel M. Mercer

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Robert J. Hallifax

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Maged Hassan

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Eihab Bedawi

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

David McCracken

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Nikolaos I. Kanellakis

Laboratory of Pleural and Lung Cancer Translational Research, Nuffield Dept of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

John M. Wrightson

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Ioannis Psallidas

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK

Najib M. Rahman

Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK