Perspective and update: intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy for pleural infections and other forms of pleural organization

Perspective and update: intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy for pleural infections and other forms of pleural organization

Abstract Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT), also known as intrapleural enzymatic therapy (IET), has been utilized for decades to treat pleural infections by expediting drainage in patients with pleural organization. The successful MIST2 trial demonstrated that IPFT improves pleural opacificat...

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Main Authors: Torry A. Tucker, Andrey A. Komissarov, Steven Idell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03184-y
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