Tetracycline pleurodesis--associated acute renal failure.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1993
Abstract
Chemical pleurodesis is a frequently performed procedure for pneumothorax and effusion and significant adverse effects are unusual. We present a previously unreported case of acute renal failure associated with tetracycline pleurodesis. Recent studies have shown that intrapleural drug administration may lead to therapeutic serum levels. Systemic toxic drug effects may therefore be noted with chemical pleurodesants such as tetracycline. Alternative methods of pleurodesis should always be considered if a sensitivity or metabolic abnormality is suspected.
Volume
104
Issue
4
First Page
1274
Last Page
1276
ISSN
0012-3692
Published In/Presented At
Smythe, W. R., & Bavaria, J. E. (1993). Tetracycline pleurodesis--associated acute renal failure. Chest, 104(4), 1274–1276. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.104.4.1274
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8404207
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article