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Evolving experience in the management of pleural empyema

, 2004
The objective of this study was to determine treatment strategies for children admitted with pleural empyema. We reviewed the medical records of 93 consecutive patients with pleural empyema who presented in the last three years.
Kuruoglu, S, Eroglu, E, Sarimurat, N, Emir, H, Tekant, G, Yeker, D, Erdogan, E   +6 more
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Use of Urokinase in childhood pleural empyema

, 2003
Urokinase is an enzyme with a fibrinolytic effect that facilitates pleural empyema drainage through a chest tube. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of pneumothorax, the need for pleural debridement surgery, the persistence of fever, and the ...
STEFANUTTI G., PANIZZOLO C., MONCIOTTI, CARLAMARIA, GAMBA, PIERGIORGIO, BARBATO, ANGELO, MARCUCCI F.   +5 more
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Use of intrapleural recombinant streptokinase in a pregnant woman with pleural empyema

Archivo Médico de Camagüey, 2018
Background: pneumonia complicates 0,78-2,7 per 1 000 pregnancies placing the mother and the fetus at risk. Empyema as a complication of pneumonia in a pregnant patient adds a high rate of morbidity and mortality to the mother and the fetus if one does ...
Miguel Emilio García Rodríguez, Yosdamy Martínez Pérez, Raúl Alberto Morales Rivero, Elizabeth Ramírez Reyes, Arian Benavides Márquez Benavides Márquez, Manuel Chávez Chacón   +5 more
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The role of decortication in childhood chronic pleural empyema

, 1997
To describe the role of decortication and the outcome of the surgical treatment in childhood chronic pleural empyema, the charts of 100 children underwent decortication for the treatment of empyema were reviewed. The preoperative diagnoses were pneumonia
Soysal, O, Demircan, S, Ozdulger, A, Topcu, SALİH, Leventoglu, I, Unlu, M, Tastepe, I, Gulhan, E, Cetin, G, Kaya, S, Bozkurt, D   +10 more
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A minimally invasive approach to the treatment of pleural empyema with broncho-pleural fistula

Introduction: Pleural empyema is a complex clinical condition characterized by the accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity, usually due to pneumonia, malignancy, or postoperative complications. One of its complications is broncho-pleural fistula, which
Nenad Tsonevski, Teodor Badarov, Aleksandra Dimitrova, Vasil Yordanov, Sabrina Amiri   +4 more
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The role of high dose corticosteroid (methylperednisolone pulse therapy) in treatment of multi-organ involvement after bacterial pneumonia and pleural empyema; “case series”

BMC Infectious Diseases
Parapneumonic effusions and empyema usually occur after bacterial pneumonia. Inflammation plays an essential role in the occurrence of pneumonia and can lead to an autoinflammatory condition.
Seyed Hossein Mirlohi, Sanaz Tajfirooz, Mitra Rouhi   +2 more
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On the classification of pleural empyema

Background. Empyema of the pleura is still an urgent problem of thoracic surgery, since mortality in this nosology reaches 10—20% according to literature data. Objective.
A.I. Romanikhin, E.G. Gandybina, T.V. Khorobrykh, D.A. Lipatov, E.A. Yachmeneva, A.A. Fomicheva, A.V. Nikulin   +6 more
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Conservative Management of Non‐Tension Pneumothorax Following Drainage of Pleural Empyema

Pleural empyema is a recognized complication of pneumonia and causes significant morbidity in children. Insertion of a small‐bore chest drain shortens hospital admission but can be associated with pneumothorax.
Carroll, Will D., Saganty, John, Gilchrist, Francis J.   +2 more
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Suitability of ADA (Adenosine Deaminase) Test Towards Pleural Fluid Analysis Parameters and Pleural Fluid Cytology in Diagnosing Empyema [PDF]

Background and Objectives: Empyema pleura is a severe form of pleural infection characterized by pus accumulation within the pleural cavity. Differentiating tuberculous from non-tuberculous empyema remains challenging due to overlapping cytological and ...
Megasari Widyastuti
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Beyond typical pathogens: pleural empyema caused by <i>Aggregatibacter aphrophilus</i>. [PDF]

Respir Res Clin Pract
Dias B, Correia A, Belo T, Matos AF, Reis A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source