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. 2020 Jul 20;10(7):e041511. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041511

Table 2.

Consensus-based expert recommendation (excerpt)13

Content; consensus strength
Nomenclature

  • Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy; 100%
Technique

  • One session; 100%

  • Closed thorax; 100%

  • Temperature of 42°C on the outflow drainage; 100%

  • Duration of 60 min; 100%

Chemotherapeutic agents

  • Application of cisplatin; 100%

  • Maximum dosage of 225 mg/m2 BSA; 100%

  • Dosage between 150 mg/m2 and 175 mg/m2 BSA; 100%

Perioperative management

  • Perioperative fluid balancing and forced diuresis; 100%

  • Drug-based nephroprotection may be considered; 100%

  • Safety management including protective clothing of the personnel and disposal of drain fluids; 100%

Indications

  • Malignant pleural mesothelioma; 100%

  • Stage IVa thymoma; 100%

  • Secondary pleural carcinosis; 100%

BSA, body surface area.