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Pneumococcal Pleural Empyemas in Children [PDF]
Empyema rarely complicates pneumonia. In a 361-bed regional pediatric hospital, 50 pleural empyemas were identified from 1988 through 1994; 17 (34%) occurred in the last 12 months of this period, for which the incidence was 3.3 per 100,000 of the population aged < or = 18 years (P < .05, chi 2 test).
W, Hardie +4 more
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We analyzed blood and pleural fluid samples from 89 Taiwanese children with empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion. Streptococcus pneumoniae was the major pathogen, identified in 12 children by bacterial culture and 53 children by molecular ...
黃立民 +1 more
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Abstract Introduction Linezolid, a synthetic oxazolidinone for resistant gram‐positive infections, is generally associated with mild adverse effects such as gastrointestinal disturbances, but more serious reactions like lactic acidosis (LA) have also been reported.
Lina Naseralallah +4 more
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We describe the case of a 72‐year‐old male with COPD and emphysema who developed an apical pneumothorax in whom both conventional chest tube placements were contraindicated and who was successfully treated via the suprascapular approach. ABSTRACT Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common complication of advanced interstitial and emphysematous lung disease ...
Sammy Onyancha +4 more
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In this report, we describe a patient with the rare diagnosis of chronic expanding hematoma, leading to life‐threatening hemoptysis and ultimately type 2 respiratory failure. This case highlights the importance of proactive management for CEH due to its potentially fatal complications.
Anthony Shing‐yiu Yu +7 more
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Pleural empyema in children (A review) [PDF]
USMF „N. Testemiţanu”, laboratorul „Infecţii chirurgicale la copii”, Catedra chirurgie pediatricăArticolul reprezintă o analiză minuţioasă a datelor literaturii contemporane ce ţin de aspectele etiopatogenetice ale empiemului pleural la copii.
Negru, Ion, Babuci, Stanislav
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Objective To measure the pleural fluid concentrations of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-1 (sTREM-1), procalcitonin (PCT) and C reactive protein (CRP) to provide information for diagnosing and discriminating between CPPE and UPPE ...
Evaldo Marchi +6 more
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Tissue plasminogen activator for a rare case of neonatal empyema
Empyema is an infection of the pleural space, often secondary to pneumonia. Although frequently encountered in pediatric surgical practice, it is rarely encountered in neonatal patients, and little data exists to guide treatment of neonatal empyema.
A.B. Montgomery +3 more
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We report the first case of extensive mainstem bronchial ischemic necrosis following robotic lobectomy presenting as delayed bronchopleural fistula (BPF) in a 51‐year‐old male. As robotic lobectomy enables more extensive lymphadenectomy than conventional approaches, pulmonologists should recognize postoperative ischemic bronchitis (POIB) as a potential
Rahaf A. Jereisat +2 more
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In 625 patients undergoing anatomical lung resection, we compared perioperative aspirin continuation with no antithrombotic therapy using propensity‐score (IPW) weighting. Continuing aspirin showed only a nonsignificant trend toward major bleeding (OR 5.87, p = 0.08) and no increase in cardiac or cerebrovascular events. Conversely, patients who stopped
Junichi Murakami +3 more
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