EFFECT OF PLEURODESIS WITH 10% BETADINE IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, MAHABUBNAGAR, TELENGANA

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Dr. Venkateswara Reddy Tummuru,
H. No. 11-13-617, Road No. 2,
Haripuri Colony, S. R. K. Puram,
Hyderabad-35, Telangana.
E-mail: drvenkat14@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Tetracycline, talc, bleomycin have been proved to be effective in recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax and malignant pleural effusion. Recent studies have shown the efficacy of 10% betadine in pluerodesis. OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted in S.V.S. Medical College, Mahbubnagar Dist., Telengana during the period of May 2013 to February 2015 to find out the success rate of 10% betadine in pleurodesis in patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax and malignant pleural effusions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with malignant pleural effusion and recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax were taken into consideration. 10% betadine with xylocaine was used in this study. RESULTS: Totally 26 patients underwent pleurodesis. 18 patients had malignant pleural effusion and 8 patients had recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax. Out of 26 patients, 23 patients had successful pleurodesis 88.5%16 out of 18 patients 88.9% with malignant pleural effusion had successful pleurodesis and 7 out of 8 patients 87.5% with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax had successful pleurodesis. CONCLUSION: In our observation, we have seen that pleurodesis with 10 % betadine is very effective and inexpensive in pleurodesis without much complications.

KEYWORDS: Betadine, pleurodesis, malignant pleural effusion.