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Comparison of Pigtail Catheter With Chest Tube for Drainage of Parapneumonic Effusion in Children
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2011 The use of thoracostomy tube for drainage of parapneumonic effusion is an important therapeutic measure. In this study, we compared the effectiveness and complications between chest tube and pigtail catheter thoracostomy for drainage of parapneumonic ...
Chien-Heng Lin +2 more
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Vaccine, 2019 Etiology and serotyping of parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and the impact of vaccination was evaluated over a 12-year period, before and after the PCV13 introduction (2011) for Italian children From 0 to 16 years of age.
C. Azzari +16 more
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Could pleural fluid lactate level have an added diagnostic value in para pneumonic effusion?
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023 Background Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, can be classified into transudative and exudative effusion. A parapneumonic effusion is a pleural effusion that forms adjacent to pneumonia. Para pneumonic effusion can be sub-
Mohammed Shehta +2 more
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Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]
, 2013 Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S +8 more
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Acta paediatrica, 2023 Parapneumonic effusion is a complication of severe pneumonia. In children,. it is usually caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
U. Nygaard +8 more
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Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2023 Parapneumonic effusion and empyema are rising in incidence worldwide, particularly in association with comorbidities in an aging population. Also driving this change is the widespread uptake of pneumococcal vaccines, leading to the emergence of ...
D. Fitzgerald, E. Polverino, G. Waterer
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Parapneumonic effusions: Features, diagnostics and treatment options [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2014 Introduction. Parapneumonic effusions, as a complication of inflammatory processes in the lungs, usually have a good course, but they sometimes progress into pulmonary empyema, thus becoming a significant clinical problem. Objective.
Đurić Mirna +3 more
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Uncertainty-guided graph attention network for parapneumonic effusion diagnosis
Medical Image Anal., 2021 Parapneumonic effusion (PPE) is a common condition that causes death in patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Rapid distinction of complicated PPE (CPPE) from uncomplicated PPE (UPPE) in Computed Tomography (CT) scans is of great importance for the ...
Jinkui Hao +11 more
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Features of Parapneumonic Effusions [PDF]
PRILOZI, 2018 Abstract Introduction: Parapneumonic effusions, as a complication of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), usually have a good course, but they sometimes progress into complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE) and empyema, thus becoming a significant clinical problem.
Sanja Petrusevska, Marinkovic +3 more
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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin in pleural effusion
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020 Background A wide range of diseases can cause pleural effusion. Its diagnosis and management remain a clinical challenge, bearing a significant cost to both patients and health care system.
Abdelsadek H Al-Aarag +3 more
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