Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Justen Paul Linskie has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide and driving after revocation following the hit and run death of Susan Elizabeth Legarde-Menz.
Chemical pleurodesis is the instillation of either sterile talc or erythromycin to produce irritation or inflammation of the pleura. With bedside pleurodesis or tube thoracostomy pleurodesis, sterile talc is mixed with lidocaine and sterile water to create a talc slurry.
Pleurodesis Complications and Side Effects. Common side effects and complications of pleurodesis: Chest pain. Fever. Infection. Chest pain and fever are the most common adverse effects of pleurodesis. Some patients report a tight or burning feeling around the lungs, but this is usually eased with medication prior to the procedure.