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. 2013 Apr;5(2):141-4.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.02.02.

Pleurodesis with povidone-iodine, as an effective procedure in management of patients with malignant pleural effusion

Gholamali Godazandeh  1 , Nasim Haji Qasemi, Mohammad Saghafi, Meisam Mortazian, Pouya Tayebi
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Pleurodesis with povidone-iodine, as an effective procedure in management of patients with malignant pleural effusion

Gholamali Godazandeh et al. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: Overtime, malignant pleural effusion (MPE) arises in advanced-stages of malignancies and frequently heralds a poor prognosis. If the underlying malignancy is chemo sensitive, systemic chemotherapy may control pleural effusion. A common method for the management of the patients with refractory MPE is pleurodesis through the introduction of sclerosing agents such as talc, bleomycin administered/instilled into the pleural cavity. However, the present prospective study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of pleurodesis with povidone-iodine (Betadine) in patients with MPE admitted in Sari General Hospital during 2008-2011.

Methods: Thirty-six patients who underwent pleurodesis by instilling povidone-iodine through a thoracostomy tube, as a bedside procedure were enrolled in the study. For evaluating the effect of povidone-iodine on thyroid gland, the authors measured the thyroid function tests before and after the pleurodesis at 1 week.

Results: The response to this procedure was complete in 26 patients (72.2%) and partial in 7 patients (19.4%). Treatment failure was displayed in 3 patients (8.3%). The overall success rate was 91.6%. In post-procedure, the most common complaints of the patients were pain (35.9%) followed by dyspnea, burning and fever. Povidone-iodine does not affect on thyroid function tests.

Conclusions: Povidone-iodine is an effective, inexpensive, safe and feasible agent for chemical pleurodesis in management of MPE.

Keywords: Povidone- iodine; malignant pleural effusion; pleurodesis.

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