Aug 29, 2020· Objective Talc slurry pleurodesis (TSP) can lead to permanent small loculations. Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) breaks down loculations, and therefore may improve results but may also inhibit pleurodesis. tPA was given with and after talc slurry to promote more uniform talc distribution and eliminate loculations. Methods Charts were reviewed for patients treated with …
Read more...STUDY OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the efficacy, safety, and appropriate mode of instillation of talc for sclerosis in treatment of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). DESIGN A prospective, randomized trial was designed to compare thoracoscopy with talc insufflation (TTI) to thoracostomy and talc slurry (TS) for patients with documented MPE. MEASUREMENTS The primary end point was 30-day freedom ...
Read more...Pleurodesis using talc, whether by slurry or poudrage, has significantly higher levels of efficacy (70–) 2) and is more generally accepted than other sclerosants 3). Unfortunately, its use has been associated with many serious complications including hypotension, dysrhythmia, empyema, pneumonitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS ...
Read more...Linear Relation Indicates that Polishing Follows Preston's Equation 55 Fig. 3.5 Schematic of the Positions of Slurry Feeding on the Pad during Polishing for Feeding Position Optimization; Distance 0–1.4 = 15 mm, 0–2.5 = 30 mm, 0–3.6 = 45 mm, 0–7.9 = 45 mm and 0–8 = 25 mm 56 Fig. 3.6 Average Removal Rate with th e Slurry ...
Read more...Thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis, talc slurry pleurodesis. Short name: Talc pleurodesis. Reason for procedure: Pleurodesis is performed in the presence of a pleural effusion. An effusion is a collection of fluid around the lung, in the space between the ribs and the lung. It puts pressure on the lung, collapsing it and causing breathlessness.
Read more...Jun 02, 2017· Participants randomized to talc pleurodesis underwent tube thoracostomy (12-18F), followed by instillation of talc slurry as per routine practice of the recruiting hospital. All participants received usual standard care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and palliative care as recommended by their attending clinicians.
Read more...Chemicals such as bleomycin, tetracycline (e.g., minocycline), povidone-iodine, or a slurry of talc can be introduced into the pleural space through a chest drain. The instilled chemicals cause irritation between the parietal and the visceral layers of the pleura which closes off the space between them and prevents further fluid from ...
Read more...17. An aqueous talc slurry as in claim 15 wherein said slurry has an entrained air content of less than 1% after 30 minutes of low shear mixing. 18. An aqueous talc slurry as in claim 15 further comprising between 0.03 and 0.06 parts by dry weight of NaOH per 100 parts of talc. 19. An aqueous talc slurry consisting essentially of: a) talc pigment;
Read more...Feb 01, 2017· The slurry was agitated in high speed emulsifier for around 30 min. The wetting agent was added to the diluted filler slurry, agitated for around 5 min and the rheology of talc slurry was measured in terms of Brookfield viscosity. A graph between dosage of wetting agent/dispersant and viscosity of talc slurry was plotted to get the minima of ...
Read more...Mar 19, 2021· Placebo Comparator: Talc Slurry Pleurodesis (TSP) plus placebo Patients who sign informed consent may be randomized to receive TSP alone (talc, 5 gm in 50 ml NS) with placebo (50 ml Normal saline (NS)) through the chest pleural catheter.
Read more...Nov 01, 2018· Each slurry was added to the aluminium sample container and subjected to a controlled heating-and-cooling cycle under constant shear: heating from 30 to 95 °C at a heating rate of 6.5 °C/min and maintaining for 15 min and cooling to 50 °C at a cooling rate of 6.5 °C/min. ... Biodegrada b ility = CO 2 ThCO 2 ... The shape of CS 0.14 and CS 0 ...
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Read more...Jul 08, 2021· Dresler CM, Olak J, Herndon JE 2nd, et al. Phase III intergroup study of talc poudrage vs talc slurry sclerosis for malignant pleural effusion. Chest 2005; 127:909. Debeljak A, Kecelj P, Triller N, et al. Talc pleurodesis: comparison of talc slurry instillation with thoracoscopic talc insufflation for malignant pleural effusions. J BUON 2006 ...
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Read more...Talc slurry for pleurodesis Note: Talc is an unlicensed medicine and should ONLY be used on the advice of a respiratory specialist. Background Pleurodesis is a procedure used to treat recurrent pleural effusions or pneumothorax. Talc is the chemical sclerosant of choice for pleurodesis. 1 Pre-medication
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Read more...Although talc slurry pleurodesis is effective for control of malignant pleural effusions and recurrent pneumothorax, the mechanisms of pleurodesis remain incompletely defined. We instilled 70 mg/kg of sterile asbestos-free talc slurry into the pleural space of New Zealand white rabbits and studied the inflammatory response at 1, 2, 3, 7, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days by observing pleural fluid ...
Read more...Patients and methods: From 2000 to 2005, two methods of talc pleurodesis were performed in 71 patients with symptomatic massive malignant pleural effusions: a) through the pleural drain (24F), 50 ml of a slurry containing 4-5 g of Luzenac talc in saline with 20 ml 1% lidocaine were instilled. The drain was clamped for 1 h; b) insufflation of 3 ...
Read more...Apr 15, 2020· Malignant pleural effusions are a serious complication of many late stage cancers that adversely affect quality of life. Pleurodesis with talc slurry is a standard treatment option, but clinical failures occur, possible due to poor talc delivery. A novel drug-delivery system was developed that fills the entire thoracic cavity with a liquid containing talc.
Read more...Nov 11, 2008· Talc pleurodesis is the most popular method to control symptoms of recurrent malignant pleural effusion. The intrapleural talc delivery may be by videothoracoscopy and talc poudrage or talc slurry thought a chest tube and the best method is still controversial.
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Read more...Talc pleurodesis: comparison of talc slurry instillation with thoracoscopic talc insufflation for malignant pleural effusions. Some reflections on talc poudrage. A comparison of thoracoscopic talc insufflation, slurry, and mechanical abrasion pleurodesis. Update on talc, bleomycin, and the tetracyclines in the treatment of malignant pleural ...
Read more...The intrapleural delivery of talc remains a well-accepted method for achieving pleurodesis; however, debate regarding effectiveness and safety remains. 1–4 Small talc particle size (<10 μm) has been implicated in postpleurodesis complications, notably systemic inflammatory responses, hypoxia, and respiratory failure. 1,5–8 Most of the current literature supports the view that (1) talc ...
Read more...tos-free talc slurry into the pleural space of New Zealand white rabbits and studied the inflammatory response at 1,, 3, 7, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days by observing pleu ral fluid and histologic characteristics. Talc slurry caused mesothelial denudement and an exudative neu trophilic pleural effusion that resolved after 48 h. A
Read more...Purpose Talc slurry (TS) has been commonly used with high success rates in managing spontaneous pneumothroax (SP), but there were concerns of post-procedural complications. Alternatively, doxycycline solution (DS) was used successfully. This retrospective study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety between talc and doxycycline as a sclerosing agent and to investigate risk factors for ...
Read more...Sep 21, 2020· Patients with malignant pleural effusions were treated with talc via poudrage or slurry. In general, with respect to reported adverse experiences, it is difficult to distinguish the effects of talc from the effects of the procedure(s) associated with its administration. The most reported common adverse experiences were fever and pain.
Read more...Previous studies addressing the optimal method for talc delivery have been considered inconclusive, resulting in inconsistency in both practice and recommendations. 4,12 The study by Dresler et al, 14 which analyzed 482 patients, also found no significant difference between talc poudrage and slurry (failure rates of 22% vs 29% at 30 days), but ...
Read more...After sterilization, talc remained bacteria free for at least 1 yr. Talc can be least costly if applied as a slurry through a 24- to 28F standard chest tube or a 12- to 14F pigtail catheter . Patients usually can be discharged from hospital within 72 h if the procedure is performed expeditiously, with instillation of talc immediately after ...
Read more...Oct 22, 2019· Dresler CM, Olak J, Herndon JE 2nd, et al. Phase III intergroup study of talc poudrage vs talc slurry sclerosis for malignant pleural effusion. Chest 2005; 127:909. Debeljak A, Kecelj P, Triller N, et al. Talc pleurodesis: comparison of talc slurry instillation with thoracoscopic talc insufflation for malignant pleural effusions. J BUON 2006 ...
Read more...Alternatively, talc powder can be sterilized by irradiation or exposure to a dry-heat oven.[4] When dry heat is used, the necessary exposure time varies inversely with temperature. Dilute sterilized talc powder 5 gram in 0.9% sodium chloride injection 100 mL to form a slurry prior to instillation.[5]
Read more...Nov 22, 2020· Talc slurry versus controls. A total of 464 patients were included in the talc slurry group with the corresponding number for the controls group being 486. Due to high heterogeneity indicated by the I 2 index (I 2 = 66%, P Q = 0.0002), the random-effects model was used.
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Read more...May 20, 2021· Vent bottle containing 5 g of talc with a needle and slowly inject syringe contents into the bottle. Swirl bottle to disperse talc powder; continue swirling to keep powder from settling. Divide the slurry into two 60-mL irrigation syringes by withdrawing 25 mL of slurry into each syringe with continuous swirling.
Read more...Mar 01, 1981· In an attempt to answer this question, the fol- lowing sulfidization reaction is proposed to occur when Na2 S is added into an ore slurry: ME+ A2- M2+ S2- Sulfide + 2 Na+ S2- -~ [ Sulfide 1 A2- mineral. mineral j + 2 Na+ (1) in which M2represents the cation on a sulfide mineral surface and A2- rep- resents anions on the mineral surface ...
Read more...Nancy S. Scher, M.D. NDA 205,555 STERITALC/ talc powder 9 insufflation. Talc may also be administered bedside, following drainage of pleural fluid, as an aqueous slurry through a percutaneously placed chest tube. Compounded US Pharmacopeia talcs were used in the US prior to the approval
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