Browse CATs

Browse CATs  internal medicine  pulmonary medicine  pulmonary embolism

Diagnosis Harm/ aetiology Prognosis Therapy

Pleural effusion malignant: thoracoscopic talc poudrage led to fewer recurrences than bleomycin pleurodesis Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion parapneumonic: fibrinolytic therapy reduces the need for surgery and the length of hospital stay Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date October 2003 Malignant pleural effusions surgical pleurodesis may be as good as medical pleurodesis. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion pleurodesis using bleomycin and tetracycline was better than either alone. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion tuberculosis: steroids improved the chance of resolution. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion pleurodesis: mepacrine was a better agent than bleomycin. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion pleurodesis: multiple instillations of tetracycline were probably no better than one. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion pleurodesis: talc insufflation was probably most effective. Level of evidence 2a Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion tuberculosis: no clear role for steroids. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion pleurodesis: no clear difference between talc slurry and bleomycin. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion pleurodesis: short-term chest drainage was probably not better than long-term. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion malignant: smaller chest drains were more comfortable Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date October 2003 Pleural effusion infection: streptokinase and urokinase were probably equally as effective. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date April 2003 Pleural effusion infection: streptokinase helped drainage. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date April 2003 Pleural effusions pleurodesis: rotation of the patient was not clearly beneficial. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date October 2003 Spontaneous pneumothorax chest drain: intrapleural bupivicaine reduced pain during the first 4 hours Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date May 2003 Thoracentesis ultrasound guidance led to fewer complications than other methods. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date April 2003