Postoperative Pleural Effusion Caused by Dextran
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 18 (4) , 243-244
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00488.x
Abstract
Dextran is widely used in order to prevent intraperitoneal adhesions during pelvic surgery. Of 25 women who underwent laparotomy and in whom dextran was instilled intra‐peritoneally, almost half developed pleural effusions. These were generally mild and required no treatment. None of a control group of 20 women developed a pleural effusion. The mechanism of this type of effusion is discussed.Keywords
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