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Vol. 121. Issue 3.
Pages 98-99 (January 2003)
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Vol. 121. Issue 3.
Pages 98-99 (January 2003)
Tratamiento con fibrinolisis intrapleural del empiema y el derrame pleural complicado
Treatment of empyema and complicated pleural effusion with intrapleural fibrinolysis
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Eduardo Montero Ruiza,
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Correspondencia: Dr. E. Montero Ruiz. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias. Ctra. Alcalá-Meco, s/n. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 Madrid. España.
, Martín Daguerre Taloub, Joaquín López Álvareza, Concepción Hernández Ahijadoa
a Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid
b Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. España
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Fundamento y objetivo

La fibrinolisis intrapleural(FIP) puede evitar la cirugía en pacientescon derrames pleurales loculados.Son escasos los ensayos clínicos y las seriespublicadas sobre su utilización en empiemasy derrames pleurales complicados (DPC).Describimos nuestra experiencia con la FIPen el tratamiento de empiemas y DPC.

Pacientes y método

El estudio incluyó a 81pacientes con empiema y DPC, a los que seadministró 100.000 U de urocinasa intrapleuralcada 8 h, con una media de 12,9dosis por paciente.

Resultados

El drenaje torácico permanecióuna media de 7,7 días y la estancia mediahospitalaria fue de 22,2 días. No se observaronsecuelas radiológicas o fueron levesen 66 casos (81,5%). Cuatro pacientes fallecierony tres requirieron cirugía.

Conclusiones

La FIP es una modalidad terapéuticaefectiva y segura en el tratamientode los empiemas y DPC.

Palabras clave:
Empiema pleural
Derrame pleural
Agentes fibrinolíticos
Background and objective

Intrapleural fibrinolysis(IPF) can avoid surgery in patientswith loculated pleural effusions. Few clinicaltrials on IPF for the treatment of empyemas(PEM) and complicated pleural effusions(CPE) have been reported. Wedescribe here our experience with IPF inthe treatment of PEM/CPE patients.

Patients and method

81 patients withPEM/CPE were included. Urokinase,100000 U, was instilled into the pleuralcavity, three times a day. A mean of 12.9doses of urokinase were administered.

Results

The mean of days «having a chesttube» was 7.7 days and the mean hospitalstay was 22.2 days. No radiological sequelaewere observed or these were mild in 66cases (81.5%). There were four deaths andthree patients needed surgery.

Conclusions

IPF is an efective and reliablemethod for the treatment of PEM/CPE.

Key words:
Pleural empyema
Pleural effusion
Fibrinolytic agents

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