Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive, incurable cancer that is usually caused by
asbestos exposure several decades before symptoms arise. Despite widespread prohibition …

ABSTRACT The Human Resource Management (HRM) process comprises the following
steps: human resource planning, recruitment, selection, professional development …

Rationale: Assessing the early use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or
intrapleural enzyme therapy (IET) in pleural infection requires a phase III randomized …

Background Pleural biopsy findings offer greater diagnostic sensitivity in malignant pleural
effusions compared with pleural fluid. The adequacy of pleural biopsy techniques in …

Introduction Current guidelines recommend an initial pleural aspiration in the investigation
and management of suspected malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) with the aim of …

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer, associated with poor
prognosis. We assessed the feasibility of patient-derived cell cultures to serve as an ex vivo …

Introduction Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a complication of advanced cancer,
associated with significant mortality and morbidity. This entity is commonly treated by …

Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a debilitating condition as it commonly
causes disabling breathlessness and impairs quality of life (QoL). Indwelling pleural catheter …

Background: Thoracoscopy is the “gold standard” diagnostic modality for investigation of
suspected pleural malignancy. It is postulated that meticulous assessment of the pleural …

Results Ultrasound guided pleural biopsy (USGPBx, figure 1) is an increasingly used
minimally invasive technique for the diagnosis of malignant pleural disease and has been …