Indwelling pleural catheters for non-malignant pleural effusions: report on a single centre's 10 years of experience [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of infectious pleurisy and non-malignant diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) or liver cirrhosis with hepatic hydrothorax (HH). With
Brünger, Martin +6 more
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Successful treatment of hepatic hydrothorax: A case report
Journal of Acute Disease, 2020 Rationale: Acute complications of cirrhosis can be life- threatening. One of the less common acute complications is hepatic hydrothorax whose medical management is rarely successful and is still controversial.
Mariam Jmal +3 more
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Bilateral hydrothorax and cardiac tamponade after right subclavian vein catheterization -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 Central venous catheterization is typically used for the anesthetic management of patients undergoing a major surgery or care of patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The occurrence of complications associated with central venous catheterization such as
Myoung Hwa Kim +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 IntroductionAlbeit uncommon, hydrothorax is an important complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Due to paucity of evidence for optimal treatment, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of computed tomographic (CT) peritoneography ...
Naoya Matsuoka +17 more
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Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results. [PDF]
, 2014 ObjectivesTo describe the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) in treating portal hypertensive non-esophageal variceal hemorrhage.MethodsFrom October 2012 to December 2013, 20 ...
Busuttil, Ronald +11 more
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Supracostal Punctures for PCNL: Factors that Predict Safety, Success and Stone Free Rate in Stag Horn and Non-Stag Horn Stones: A Single Centre Experience and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Supra-costal Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedure has now become an established standard of care in patients with renal stone disease, in terms of morbidity, stone clearance, duration of stay and shorter convalescence period ...
Hariharasudhan Sekar +3 more
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Intractable Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Successful Outcome following CPAP Treatment
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022 Hepatic hydrothorax is an uncommon complication in patients with end-stage liver disease. It may result in dyspnoea, hypoxia and infection, and carries a poor prognosis. Initial treatment is based on a sodium-free diet together with diuretics. In case of
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013 Background: Spontaneous bacterial pleuritis is a high mortality complication in cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax. Aim: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for spontaneous bacterial pleuritis in cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax.
Ahmed E. Mansour +2 more
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Central Venous Catheter-Related Hydrothorax [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2015 This report describes a case of 88-year-old women who developed central venous catheter-related bilateral hydrothorax, in which left pleural effusion, while right pleural effusion was being drained.
Se Hun Kim, Charles Her
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Risk Factors for Frequent Readmissions and Barriers to Transplantation in Patients with Cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Hospital readmission rate is receiving increasing regulatory scrutiny. Patients with cirrhosis have high hospital readmissions rates but the relationship between frequent readmissions and barriers to transplantation remains unexplored.
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