Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT) in loculated pleural effusions—analysis of predictors for failure of therapy and bleeding: a cohort study

Saleh Abu-Daff; Donna E Maziak; Derar Alshehab; Jennifer Threader; Jelena Ivanovic; Valerie Deslaurier; Patrick-James Villeneuve; Sebastian Gilbert; Sudhir Sundaresan; Farid Shamji; Colleen Lougheed; Jean M Seely; Andrew J E Seely

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001887

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Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT) in loculated pleural effusions—analysis of predictors for failure of therapy and bleeding: a cohort study

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Saleh Abu-Daff Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Donna E Maziak Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Derar Alshehab Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jennifer Threader Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jelena Ivanovic Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Valerie Deslaurier Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patrick-James Villeneuve Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sebastian Gilbert Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sudhir Sundaresan Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Farid Shamji Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Colleen Lougheed Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jean M Seely Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew J E Seely Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Andrew Seely; aseely{at}ohri.ca

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Abu-Daff S, Maziak DE, Alshehab D, et al

Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT) in loculated pleural effusions—analysis of predictors for failure of therapy and bleeding: a cohort study

BMJ Open 2013;3:e001887. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001887

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Received July 26, 2012
Revised December 7, 2012
Accepted December 21, 2012
First published January 31, 2013.

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