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The European respiratory journal May 14, 2026

The Third Pleural Effusion and Symptom Evaluation (PLEASE-3) Study:.

Study Takeaway

Bendopnoea may serve as a useful clinical marker for assessing the symptomatic burden of pleural effusions in the IP clinic.

Iacopetta BM; Roy B; Budgeon CA; Donaghy M; Ing M; Charlesworth C

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Thorax May 8, 2026

Impact of a national mesothelioma network on outcomes including survival.

Study Takeaway

Highlights the importance of centralized multidisciplinary care in managing complex pleural malignancies, which often require IP diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.

Tate M; Roche JJ; Tsim S; McGlinchey N; Ferguson K; Reid P

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Thorax May 8, 2026

National mesothelioma networks: platforms for better care and research opportunities.

Study Takeaway

Reinforces the need for IP involvement in structured, multidisciplinary mesothelioma care pathways.

Bibby AC

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BMC pulmonary medicine Apr 30, 2026

Validity of prolonged air leak probability score in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Study Takeaway

Helps in clinical decision-making regarding the timing of surgical or IP intervention for persistent air leaks.

Çıtak N; Özdemir S

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BMC pulmonary medicine Apr 24, 2026

Diagnosis and management of pleural mesothelioma: three unique cases and review of the literature.

Study Takeaway

Highlights the role of IP in obtaining adequate tissue samples for the diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma.

Al Achkar Z; Gaspard D; Iskandar M

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Respiratory research Apr 23, 2026

Diagnostic yield and safety of needle-based COnfocaL LAser endomicroscopy and ultrasound-guided pleural BiOpsy in diagnosing patients with unknown pleuRAl effusion: a protocol for a mulTIcenter, randomized cONtrolled trial (COLLABORATION-II).

Study Takeaway

Advanced imaging techniques may soon improve the diagnostic accuracy of pleural biopsies in the IP suite.

Zheng Z; Ye S; Liu X; Xiao K; Deng M; Tong R

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The European respiratory journal Apr 23, 2026

Pleural fluid neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with disease severity and risk of one-year mortality in pleural infection. An observational, international, multicohort study (TORPIDS-3).

Study Takeaway

Provides biological insight into pleural infection severity, which may eventually guide the timing and necessity of pleural interventions like chest tube drainage or fibrinolysis.

Chu JY; Hollins S; Elsheikh A; Gerry S; Manoharan N; Zarganes-Tzitzikas T

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Annals of the American Thoracic Society Apr 11, 2026

Concurrent Versus Sequential Intrapleural tPA-DNase Administration: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety in Pleural Infection.

Study Takeaway

Provides actionable data on optimizing the administration protocol for fibrinolytic therapy in complicated parapneumonic effusions/empyema.

Jain L; Perumbeti A

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The European respiratory journal Apr 1, 2026

Ultrasonic elastography-guided pleural biopsy: robustness, mechanisms and technical validity.

Study Takeaway

Provides technical insights into improving diagnostic yield for pleural procedures using advanced imaging guidance.

Li F; Zhang L

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JBIP Feb 20, 2026

Role of Thoracic Ultrasound in Predicting Prognosis in Patients With Parapneumonic Effusions

Study Takeaway

Thoracic ultrasound remains a critical bedside tool for IP to risk-stratify pleural effusions and guide management decisions.

Bozell, Hannah; Wong, Christian; Silverstein, Sophie; Dharia, Sunny; Khatim, Ibrahim; Albaba, Isam; Alexander, Hay; Feustel, Paul J.; Glozman, Thomas; Masood, Laiba; Madisi, Nagendra; Shkolnik, Boris; Luthra, Munish; Huggins, Terrill; Kurman, Jonathan; Hu, Kurt; Chopra, Amit

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The European respiratory journal Dec 18, 2025

Ultrasonic elastography-guided pleural biopsytraditional thoracic ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy for the diagnosis of pleural effusion: a multicentre, randomised trial

Study Takeaway

Suggests a potential improvement in diagnostic yield for pleural procedures using advanced imaging guidance.

M. Deng, Y. Xia, X. Ye

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Respiration Nov 24, 2025

Pharmaceutical Compatibility of Tissue Plasminogen Activator and DNase

Study Takeaway

Confirms the chemical stability of the standard MIST2 protocol, supporting the safety of combined intrapleural administration.

Frencken JF, Hassanzai M, et al.

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