Mechanical Pleurodesis Does Not Reduce Recurrence of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Randomized Trial Xianjun Min, MS, Yuqing Huang, MD, Yingshun Yang, MD, Yingtai Chen, MD, Jian Cui, MS, Chong Wang, MD, Yueqin Huang, MD, Jun Liu, MD, Jun Wang, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 5, Pages 1790-1796 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.034 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The Kaplan-Meier survival curves for 2 kinds of surgical methods. (WR = wedge resection; MP = mechanical pleurodesis; — = WR; • – • = MP; ○ = WR censored data; □ = WR+MP censored data.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1790-1796DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.034) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions