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A retrospective study on parapneumonic effusion in 130 dogs with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
ObjectiveTo screen the occurrence of parapneumonic effusion in dogs.MethodsMedical records were searched for dogs with a presumptive diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia from 2017 to 2021 at the Liege university teaching hospital.
Priscilla Burnotte, Nicolas Graziano, Kris Gommeren   +2 more
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Long-Term Outcomes of Necrotizing Pneumonia and Parapneumonic Effusion in Children. [PDF]

Pediatr Pulmonol
Complications such as parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and necrotizing pneumonia (NP) can be noted in 3% of patients with community‐acquired pneumonia and may cause functional lung damage.
Oksay SC, Yörük B, Karabulut Ş, Arslan H, Bilgin G, Ünal F, Tortop DM, Köstereli E, Onay ZR, Gokdemir Y, Uyan ZS, Eralp EE, Kilinc AA, Özdemir A, Şen V, Cakir E, Girit S.   +16 more
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The use of fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion in pregnancy: a case report and a review [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
The use of intrapleural fibrinolytics for complicated parapneumonic effusion has been shown to be an effective and safe alternative to surgery. However, there is limited evidence about its use during pregnancy.
Awrad Nasralla, Bryce Laing, Simon R. Turner   +2 more
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Pleural Fluid Biomarkers of Pediatric Parapneumonic Effusion [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE) secondary to community-acquired pneumonia is the most common cause of pediatric pleural effusion.
Jose D. Santotoribio, David Nuñez-Jurado, Jose L. Rubio-Prieto, Juan M. Guerrero, Juan Corral-Pérez, Juan J. Fernández-Alba   +5 more
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Intrapleural streptokinase with pigtail catheter drainage versus medical thoracoscopy in complicated parapneumonic effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023
Context Parapneumonic effusion and empyema are commonly encountered by the pulmonologist. The decision regarding management is still challenging.
Mervat A Abou Ismail, Ahmed Y Gad, Hatem A Elmallawany, Hany H Moussa   +3 more
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Efficacy of standardizing fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion. [PDF]

Pediatr Radiol, 2022
While chest tube placement with pleural fibrinolytic medication is the established treatment of pediatric empyema, treatment failure is reported in up to 20% of these children. Standardizing fibrinolytic administration among interventional radiology (IR)
James CA, Lewis PS, Moore MB, Wong K, Rader EK, Roberson PK, Ghaleb NA, Jensen HK, Pezeshkmehr AH, Stroud MH, Ashton DJ.   +10 more
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Hemothorax With White-Out Lung After Intrapleural Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Deoxyribonuclease Therapy in a Patient With Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion. [PDF]

Cureus, 2022
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and recombinant deoxyribonuclease (DNase ) are used in treating pleural infection due to their mucolytic activity by effectively reducing pleural fluid viscosity.
Mainali A, Adhikari S, Chowdhury T, Gousy N, Bisural R, Devkota S, Kaphle Bastola AD.   +6 more
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From Chest Wall Resection to Medical Management: The Continued Saga of Parapneumonic Effusion Management and Future Directions. [PDF]

Cureus, 2022
Pleural space infections have been described since the time of Hippocrates and to this day remains a significant pathology. Every year in the USA approximately there are one million hospital admissions for pneumonia with 20%-40% associated with some form
Santoshi RK, Chandar P, Gupta SS, Kupfer Y, Wiesel O.   +4 more
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Firstcase of pneumonia-parapneumonic effusion due to Trichoderma longibrachiatum. [PDF]

IDCases, 2021
Trichoderma longibrachiatum is a fungus belonging to the genus Trichoderma. Trichoderma longibrachiatum is not thought as a pathogenic for healthy individuals. However, it has the ability to produce toxic peptides and extracellular proteases and has been
Georgakopoulou VE, Melemeni D, Mantzouranis K, Damaskos C, Gkoufa A, Chlapoutakis S, Garmpis N, Garmpi A, Sklapani P, Trakas N, Tsiafaki X.   +10 more
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Population-Based Cohort of Children With Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema Managed With Low Rates of Pleural Drainage. [PDF]

Front Pediatr, 2021
Introduction: The most appropriate treatment for parapneumonic effusion (PPE), including empyema, is controversial. We analyzed the experience of our center and the hospitals in its reference area after adopting a more conservative approach that reduced ...
Moral L, Toral T, Clavijo A, Caballero M, Canals F, Forniés MJ, Moral J, Revert R, Lucas R, Huertas AM, González MC, García-Avilés B, Belda M, Marco N.   +13 more
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