ERS task force statement: diagnosis and treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

…, P Astoul, E Canalis, P Driesen… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) affects young healthy people with a significant
recurrence rate. Recent advances in treatment have been variably implemented in clinical …

Manual aspiration versus chest tube drainage in first episodes of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a multicenter, prospective, randomized pilot study

M Noppen, P Alexander, P Driesen… - American Journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Although there is no agreement on the optimal treatment of patients presenting with a first
episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax, the majority of physicians prefer chest tube …

Safety of pleurodesis with talc poudrage in malignant pleural effusion: a prospective cohort study

…, CH Marquette, B Becke, ME Froudarakis, P Driesen… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Talc is the most effective chemical pleurodesis agent for patients with malignant
pleural effusion. However, concerns have arisen about the safety of intrapleural application …

Talcage by medical thoracoscopy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax is more cost-effective than drainage: a randomised study

…, CT Bolliger, L Delaunois, P Driesen… - European …, 2002 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Simple thoracoscopic talcage (TT) is a safe and effective treatment of primary spontaneous
pneumothorax (PSP). However, its efficacy has not previously been estimated in comparison …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic in Belgium: a retrospective cohort study

…, R Bruyndonckx, J van der Hilst, J Cox, P Driesen… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
… was constructed through stepwise model building using pooled p-values (alpha 0.01) [14, 16].
… Also, we did not correct for multiple comparisons, making predictors with p-values close to …

Short-term safety of thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis for recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a prospective European multicentre study

…, M Noppen, P Astoul, P Driesen… - European …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The safety of talc pleurodesis is under dispute following reports of talc-induced acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. We investigated the safety of large-particle talc …

Quantification of the size of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: accuracy of the Light index

M Noppen, P Alexander, P Driesen, H Slabbynck… - Respiration, 2001 - karger.com
Background: The size of a pneumothorax (PTX) is usually estimated by the Light index.
Treatment strategies of (primary, spontaneous) PTX partially depend upon the size of the PTX. To …

[PDF][PDF] Erosion hazards and conservation needs as a function of land characteristics and land qualities

PM Driesen - Land evaluation for land-use planning and …, 1986 - Citeseer
Establishing erosion hazards is a difficult undertaking as erosion is the result of many processes
which influence each other in complex interactions and proceed at rates that vary with …

Implantable access system for prolonged intrapleural immunotherapy

P Driesen, C Boutin, PH Astoul… - European …, 1994 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We describe our experience using an implantable Port-A-Cath access system for intrapleural
administration of gamma-interferon (gamma-IFN) in malignant mesothelioma patients. …

A phase II single-arm study of induction chemotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine followed by concurrent cisplatin and gemcitabine with thoracic radiation for …

P Driesen, M Lambrechts, K Kraaij… - Therapeutic …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the combination
of cisplatin–gemcitabine with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy for locally advanced non-…