EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.52, sa.2, ss.356-362, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
OBJECTIVES: In the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) survey about management of malignant pleural effusions (MPE), 56% of respondents are not informed of any relevant clinical guidelines and 52%, who are aware of the existence of guidelines, declared that they are in need of updating or revision. The ESTS Pleural Diseases Working Group developed a benchmarking project on quality of previous guidelines on the management of MPE.