title: Chemical pleurodesis in the presence of persistent air leak.
abstract: Persistent air leak makes chemical pleurodesis difficult because the chest tube cannot be clamped after drug instillation. A technique is described that obviates the need for clamping the chest tube in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Almassi
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Haasler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010994:Pleura; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000628:therapy*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013752:Tetracycline