Intrapleural Fibrinolysis in Post-tubercular Loculated Pleural Effusions at a Tertiary-Care Respiratory Center: An Uncontrolled Blinded Before-After Intervention Study

Narayanan Subramanian; Debajyoti Bhattacharyya; Inam Danish Khan; Vishnu Prasad; Arun Kotaru; Vasu Vardhan; Kapil Pandya

Volume 3, Issue 2 , May 2018, , Pages 59-63

https://doi.org/10.15171/hpr.2018.12

Abstract
  Background: Tuberculous, parapneumonic and traumatic loculated pleural-effusions pose therapeutic challenges due to resultant pleural-thickening and compromised lung-function for life. Tuberculosis is widely prevalent in developing countries, necessitating appropriate, effective, and economical treatment ...  Read More