Finally it's here, the pleural podcast! Ever wondered why you can't get a straight answer about suction, talc and fibrinolytics? That's because the evidence until recently has been poor and we're still using guidelines written 12 years ago. But with the assistance of two excellent pleural specialists we pull apart the latest studies to discuss all your usual pleural conundrums to help you manage 90% of pleural disease within your local hospital, minimise the time spent in a hospital bed and reduce the need for a surgeon getting involved.
Studies discussed include:
MARS 2: PMID: 32873681
Conservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: PMID: 31995686
Ambulant treatment with a digital chest tube for prolonged air leak is safe and effective: PMID: 35070365
The Impact of Gravity vs Suction-driven Therapeutic Thoracentesis on Pressure-related Complications: The GRAVITAS Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial: PMID: 31711990
Steroid Therapy and Outcome of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions (STOPPE): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial PMID: 35081010
Efficacy of sonographic and biological pleurodesis indicators of malignant pleural effusion (SIMPLE): protocol of a randomised controlled trial PMID: 29225889
Effect of Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage vs Talc Slurry via Chest Tube on Pleurodesis Failure Rate Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Randomized Clinical Trial PMID: 31804680
The bacteriology of pleural infection (TORPIDS): an exploratory metagenomics analysis through next generation sequencing DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00327-X