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Pulmonary function testing after operative stabilisation of the chest wall for flail chest [PDF]

, 2001
Objective: This is a prospective evaluation of chest wall integrity and pulmonary function in patients with operative stabilisation for flail chest injuries.
Gugger, Matthias, Lardinois, D., Ghisletta, N., Krueger, T., Dusmet, M., Ris, H.-B.   +5 more
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Gut microbiota alterations in patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We investigated the impact of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on the gut microbiota in patients with locally advanced non‐small‐cell lung cancer. Overall gut microbiota composition remained largely stable throughout CRT while antibiotic exposure may influence microbial diversity.
Hanne Marte Nymoen, Zhi Zhao, Henrik Horndalsveen, Maria Moksnes Bjaanæs, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Tarje Halvorsen, Tesfaye Madebo, Marianne Aanerud, Jussi Koivunen, Kersti Oselin, Saulius Cicenas, Nina Helbekkmo, Jarkko Ahvonen, Maria Silvoniemi, Tine Norman Alver, Tonje Dalen, Åsa Kristina Öjlert, Saima Jamil Farooqi, Åslaug Helland, Vilde Drageset Haakensen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of questionnaire-reported chest wall abnormalities with a telephone interview in Swiss childhood cancer survivors

BMC Cancer, 2021
Background Chest wall abnormalities are a poorly studied complication after treatment for childhood cancer. Chest wall abnormalities are not well-described in the literature, and little is known on the impact on daily life of survivors.
Rahel Kasteler, Christa Lichtensteiger, Christina Schindera, Marc Ansari, Claudia E. Kuehni, for the Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group (SPOG) Scientific Committee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Outcomes after Full Thickness Chest Wall Resection Followed by Immediate Reconstruction: A 7-Year Observational Study of 42 Cases

JPRAS Open
Summary: Introduction: Reconstruction of full thickness chest wall defects is challenging and is associated with a considerable risk of complications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the surgical outcomes and their associations with ...
Cloë L. Sparreboom, M. Jenda Hop, Masood Mazaheri, Joost Rothbarth, Alexander P.W.M. Maat, Eveline M.L. Corten, Marc A.M. Mureau   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Damage control surgery for unstable thoracic wall injury

Trauma Case Reports, 2019
Damage control surgery (DCS) consists of three steps: an abbreviated initial operation, resuscitation in the ICU, and a planned reoperation. Although DCS for lung and heart injury have been established, there is no concept of DCS for the chest wall.
Yoshihide Shimojo, Shunsuke Kuramoto, Tomohiro Muronoi, Kazuyuki Oka, Akihiko Kidani, Eiji Hira, Hiroaki Watanabe   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three‐dimensional printed polyether‐ether‐ketone implant for extensive chest wall reconstruction: A case report

Thoracic Cancer, 2020
Three‐dimensional printed (3DP) implant offers a valid option with perfect anatomic fitting in individual and skeletal reconstruction of the chest wall. Herein, we present the case of a patient with a large chest wall tumor, where an extensive chest wall
Lei Wang, Xi Liu, Tao Jiang, Lijun Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Foreign Body in the Chest Wall: Case Repor

, 2011
Thoracic traumas are important causes of mortality and morbidity. Penetrating thoracic traumas rarely than blunt thoracic traumas. In this article, we present a-15-year-old male case admitted to our clinic due to pain and erythema in left chest wall ...
Murat Öncel, Yüksel Dereli
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Beyond Visual Scoring: Computational Computed Tomography Analysis for High‐Resolution Computed Tomography–Based Quantification of Interstitial Lung Disease in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders (IRDs). High‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely considered the gold standard for the noninvasive assessment of ILD; however, its interpretation is constrained by substantial interobserver variability and the ...
Alexander Pfeil, Tobias Hoffmann, Ulf Teichgräber, Diane Renz, Denise Beckmann, Gunter Wolf, Nicole Schadewaldt, Bianca Lassen‐Schmidt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of chest compression rates on quality of chest compressions : a manikin study [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose Chest compressions are often performed at a variable rate during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The effect of compression rate on other chest compression quality variables (compression depth, duty-cycle, leaning, performance decay over ...
Field, Richard A., Akhtar, Naheed, Jasmeet Soar, Naheed Akhtar, Soar, Jasmeet, Davies, Robin P., Robin P. Davies, Perkins, Gavin, Akhtar, N, Perkins, Gavin D., Soar, J, Field, Richard A, Field, RA, Perkins, Gavin D, Davies, RP, Davies, Robin P, Gavin D. Perkins, Richard A. Field   +17 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Concordance of Anti‐MDA5 Antibodies: A Multicenter Australian Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective In Australia, anti‐MDA5 antibodies are exclusively tested by a line immunoblot assay (LIA). The clinical concordance of an LIA‐positive anti‐MDA5 result is unclear. We aimed to describe the clinical features and determine the clinical concordance of patients with anti‐MDA5 antibodies. Methods Electronic records of a multisite cohort (patients
Syed B. Ali, Thomas Khoo, Keeran Shivakumar, Adam Caroll, Lauren Hender, Dimitra Beroukas, Kim Griggs, Celina Jin, Theo De Malmanche, Jessica Day, Gabor Major, Vidya Limaye   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source