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Lung cancer and postoperative empyema
, 1977 In order to determine the possible effect of postoperative empyema on survival in lung cancer, we studied the registered data for 148 male patients operated on between January 1961 and June 1972 for pulmonary squamous cell and large cell carcinoma.
Smets, Philippe +2 more
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Derrame pleural parapneumônico: análise de 271 casos. [PDF]
, 2007 Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina.
Cavalheiro, André Gustavo Castioni
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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. +2 more
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Contemporary surgical management of thoracic empyema [PDF]
, 2018 In the USA, one million patients diagnosed with pneumonia are admitted each year and among these, 32,000 patients develop empyema (1,2). Empyema is associated with a high morbidity and mortality (2,3).
Makdisi, George, Makdisi, Tony
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Oman Medical JournalEmpyema caused by Streptococcus constellatus in e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) can result in fatal outcomes. Empyema as a presentation of EVALI is rarely reported. S. constellatus is a known causative pathogen in empyema,
Cheng Wei Li +2 more
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Cardiac tamponade secondary to empyema
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 A 70‐year‐old male presented with a 1‐month history of malaise and fever. He was diagnosed with chronic empyema and went into shock by cardiac tamponade after treatment. This case shows that even chronic empyema can cause cardiac tamponade.
Naoki Kawakami +3 more
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Bilateral empyema treated by sequential pleuroscopy [PDF]
, 2016 Bilateral empyema associated to infectious pericarditis is an extremely rare, yet life-threatening condition. Pleuroscopy-medical thoracoscopy has proved its efficacy in series of patients with empyema.
Andreas Koulelidis +3 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground Chronic empyema after total pneumonectomy is a potentially fatal complication.The aim of the study is to explore the treatment strategy and clinical efficacy of chronic empyema after pneumonectomy.
Lei Wang +6 more
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Clostridium difficile Causing Empyema [PDF]
, 2018 Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI.
Walid J. Baddoura +5 more
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