The Impact of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Versus Percutaneous Tunneled Pleural Catheter Techniques on Pleurodesis Outcomes
Thoracoscopic TPC placements may be associated with higher pleurodesis rates compared with a percutaneous technique. Our results are only hypothesis-generating, and these findings warrant confirmation in prospective studies.
Authors
- Mark K. Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6651-7668)
- Septimiu Murgu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-1744)
- Udit Chaddha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-1616)
- Julie Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-6053)
- Sivasubramanium V. Bhavani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9640-6720)
- James Katsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1055-4678)
- Blanca Urrutia‐Royo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1978-2773)
- Nakul Ravikumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-9371)
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Chicago Medical Center (US)
- Maresme Health Consortium (ES)
- Hospital de Mataró (ES)
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/lbr.0000000000001007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52