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Effect of Opioids vs NSAIDs and Larger vs Smaller Chest Tube Size on Pain Control and Pleurodesis Efficacy Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The TIME1 Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2015
IMPORTANCE For treatment of malignant pleural effusion, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are avoided because they may reduce pleurodesis efficacy.
Ali, N, Bentley, A, Chapman, M, Chauhan, A, Corcoran, JP, Davies, HE, Davies, RJO, Dobson, M, Dowson, L, Hallifax, R, Hedley, EL, Hettiarachchi, G, Lee, YCG, Maskell, NA, McFadyen, BM, Miles, J, Miller, RF, Mukherjee, D, Nunn, AJ, Pepperell, J, Psallidas, I, Rahman, NM, Rehal, S, Russell, N, Ryan, CF, Saba, T, Samuel, J, Seaton, D, Shaw, RA, Tang, A, West, A, Wrightson, JM, Yoneda, KY   +32 more
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Comparative study between medical thoracoscopic and ultrasound-guided transthoracic pleural biopsies in diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a multisystemic disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Extrapulmonary TB can occur as part of a primary or late, generalized infection.
A Abdallah, M El-shafey, E Sheta, M Yosri, H Emam   +4 more
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Community-acquired pneumonia in children: cell-free plasma sequencing for diagnosis and management. [PDF]

, 2019
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of pediatric hospital admission. Empiric antibiotic therapy for hospitalized children with serious CAP now targets the most likely pathogen(s), including those that may demonstrate significant ...
Bradley, John S, Cannavino, Christopher R, Coufal, Nicole G, Farnaes, Lauge, Foley, Jennifer, Hong, David K, Pong, Alice, Ryan Loker, Kathleen, Wilke, Julianne   +8 more
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مقايسه ارزش تشخيصی تومور مارکرهای مايع پلور با سيتولوژی مايع پلور و بيوپسی ‌پلور در اثبات وجود بدخيمی [PDF]

, 2009
زمينه و هدف: بعد از پلورال افيوژن پاراپنومونيک، شايع‌ترين علت پلورال افيوژن اگزودايی سرطان‌ها می‌باشند. علی رغم به کارگيری ترکيبی از بررسی های سيتولوژيک مايع پلور و بيوپسی پلور، دستيابی به تشخيص در موارد زيادی از بيماران امکان پذير نمی‌باشد.محققين به ...
رضايی, مهدی, فرشته‌نژاد, سید محمد, موسوی, سید علی جواد, يزدانی, رستم   +3 more
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The Role of Medical Thoracoscopy with Talc Poudrage in Spontaneous, Iatrogenic, and Traumatic Pneumothorax: A Prolonged Experience of a Tertiary Care Center

Pulmonary Therapy
Introduction Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive and safe procedure mostly performed for unexplained exudative pleural effusions but may be considered for pneumothorax (PNX). Methods This retrospective study included participants affected by PNX
Alberto Fantin, Nadia Castaldo, Ernesto Crisafulli, Giulia Sartori, Avinash Aujayeb, Paolo Vailati, Giuseppe Morana, Filippo Patrucco, Maria de Martino, Miriam Isola, Vincenzo Patruno   +10 more
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Ultrasound-assisted medical thoracoscopy

Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2015
Abstract Introduction Medical thoracoscopy is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of several pleural diseases. The presence of fibrous pleural adhesions may prevent medical thoracoscopy to access the pleural space properly, which may lower the diagnostic yield of the procedure and may also increase the ...
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Myelomatous Pleural Effusion [PDF]

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematologic malignancy. Pleural effusion is a rare presenting feature of multiple myeloma which carries a poor prognosis.
شیردل, عباس, عطاران, داود, غیاثی, تقی, قبادی مراللو, حسن   +3 more
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Pyothorax in cats and dogs [PDF]

, 2017
Pyothorax, or thoracic empyema, is an infection of the pleural space, characterized by the accumulation of purulent exudate. It is a life-threatening emergency in dogs as well as in cats, with a guarded prognosis.
Daminet, Sylvie, De Rooster, Hilde, Faut, S, Gorris, Falke, Paepe, Dominique, Saunders, Jimmy   +5 more
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Medical Thoracoscopy for the Management of Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Retrospective Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020
Ling Gong,1,2 Guichuan Huang,2 Yi Huang,2 Daishun Liu,2 Xiaoping Tang1 1The First Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of ...
Gong L, Huang G, Huang Y, Liu D, Tang X
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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy, safety, and feasibility of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy for the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema, with a focus on therapeutic outcomes ...
Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang   +8 more
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