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Evaluating the efficacy of thoracoscopy and talc poudrage versus pleurodesis using talc slurry (TAPPS trial): protocol of an open-label randomised controlled trial
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INTRODUCTION: The management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPE) can be challenging. Various options are available, with the most efficacious and widely used being talc pleurodesis. Talc can either be applied via a chest drain in the form of slurry, or at medical thoracoscopy using poudrage. Current evidence regarding which method is most effective is conflicting and often methodologically flawed. The TAPPS trial is a suitably powered, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007045
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- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMJ Open Journal website
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- e007045
- Publication date:
- 2014-11-26
- Acceptance date:
- 2014-10-31
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2044-6055
- ISSN:
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2044-6055
- Source identifiers:
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491694
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- English
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- pubs:491694
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- 2014-12-14
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- Bhatnagar et al
- Copyright date:
- 2014
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- © 2013 Bhatnagar et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license.
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