Do you use intrapleural tPA/dornase in loculated effusions that are not due to infection?
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Do you use intrapleural tPA/dornase in loculated effusions that are not due to infection?
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Pulmonology · Massachusetts General Hospital
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The use of tPA ONLY has been reported in patients with a complicated pleural fluid collection, not due to infection (Heimes et al., PMID 28616283). The dose was 6 mg in 50 mL of normal saline instilled via a pleural chest tube. However, lower doses have been used (Thomas et al., PMID 25742001).
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