Role of thoracic ultrasonography in pleurodesis pathways for malignant pleural effusions (SIMPLE): an open-label, randomised controlled trial
Ioannis Psallidas, Maged Hassan, Ahmed Yousuf, Tracy Duncan, Shahul Leyakathali Khan, Kevin G Blyth, Matthew Evison, John P Corcoran, Simon Barnes, Raja Reddy, Peter I Bonta, Rahul Bhatnagar, Gayathri Kagithala, Melissa Dobson, Ruth Knight, Susan J Dutton, Ramon Luengo-Fernandez, Emma Hedley, Hania Piotrowska, Louise Brown, Kamal Abi Musa Asa'ari, Rachel M Mercer, Rachelle Asciak, Eihab O Bedawi, Rob J Hallifax, Mark Slade, Rachel Benamore, Anthony Edey, Robert F Miller, Nick A Maskell, Najib M Rahman
Topics & Concepts
MedicineRandomized controlled trialPleurodesisRadiologySurgeryUltrasonographyMalignant pleural effusionPleural effusionStandard of careMEDLINECancerCardiothoracic surgeryClinical trialPleurisyGold standard (test)Lung cancerThoracoscopyPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade