Two Intrapleural Fibrinolytics in Pleural Effusions; A Two Centres Retrospective Study

Fibrinolytics had been used for long in cases of empyema and loculated pleural effusions. They include streptokinase, urolkinase, tissue plasminogen activator and more recently dornase. We aimed at comparing streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator as intrapleural fibrinoltyics in cases of empyema, encysted benign and malignant pleural effusions and retained clotted hemothorax.