Almassi G H, Haasler G B
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 May;47(5):786-7. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90150-1.
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.