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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, Shuzan A Mohammed, Hoda Y Ibrahim, Osama I Mohammad   +3 more
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SMALL "PIGTAIL" CATHETER AND FIBRINOLYTIC INSTILLATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC PLEURAL EFFUSION [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2015
Background: Pediatric pleural effusion, particularly empyema, is a serious cause of childhood morbidity and prolonged hospitalization. Objective: This study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of pigtail catheter placement plus alteplase (tPa ...
Osama Amer, Khaled Salah, Mohammed Taeema, Heba Emam, Mohammed AlAnwar, Sameh S.   +5 more
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Pleural cytokines MIF and MIP-3α as novel biomarkers for complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

Scientific Reports, 2021
Patients with complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE)/empyema have high morbidity and mortality, particularly when adequate management is delayed.
Chia-Yu Yang, Yu-Hsuan Kuo, Min Chen, Chih-Liang Wang, Li-Jane Shih, Yu-Ching Liu, Pei-Chun Hsueh, Yi-Hsuan Lai, Chi-Ming Chu, Chih-Ching Wu, Kuo-An Wu   +10 more
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Management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2019
Parapneumonic effusions are pleural effusions that occur in the pleural space adjacent to a bacterial pneumonia. When bacteria invade the pleural space, a complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema may result.
Sarvinder Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, Ajai Kumar Tentu   +2 more
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Chest CT showing segmental/lobar pneumonia with parapneumonic pleural effusion.

, 2022
Chest CT showing segmental/lobar pneumonia with parapneumonic pleural effusion.
Emmanuel Edwar Siddig (6755735), Omnia Babekir Abdallah (7326278), Sarah Ali Yahya Adam (14100061), Salma Ibrahim Mohammed Adam (14100064), Ahmed Hassan Fahal (7326290), Eiman Siddig Ahmed (5204003)   +5 more
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PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSION (PPE) DENGAN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) PADA PASIEN YANG DI RAWAT DI BAGIAN JANTUNG [PDF]

, 2022
Parapneumonic effusion (PPE) is a pleural effusion that results from infection with pneumonia (community-acquired pneumonia or nosocomial pneumonia). All patients with pneumonia should be evaluated for the presence or absence of PPE, and thoracentesis ...
helexandra, yulia
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Clinical and etiological profile of an exudative pleural effusion in a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019
Background: Pleural effusion is common clinical entity in day-to-day clinical practice. There are various etiologies for pleural effusion. Among those tubercular pleural effusion, parapneumonic effusion, malignant effusion, and congestive heart failure ...
S Laxma Reddy, K Varaprasad, Narendrakumar Narahari, K Bhaskar, G Rajashekar Varma, G K Paramjyothi   +5 more
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The usefulness of pleural fluid presepsin, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin in distinguishing different causes of pleural effusions

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background We aimed to determine the presepsin concentration in pleural fluid from patients with pleural effusions of different aetiologies and to compare its diagnostic value with that of pleural fluid C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT ...
Naoki Watanabe, Tomoya Ishii, Nobuyuki Kita, Nobuhiro Kanaji, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Nobuki Nanki, Yutaka Ueda, Yasunori Tojo, Norimitsu Kadowaki, Shuji Bandoh   +9 more
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Management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2003
To gather data on the clinical presentation of parapneumonic effusion and empyema and to examine the effect of different management strategies on short term outcomes.Retrospective case note review of 48 children admitted to a tertiary unit between January 1998 and March 2001.
T N, Hilliard, A J, Henderson, S C, Langton Hewer   +2 more
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A clinical study of pleural effusion and its radiological, biochemical, bacteriological and cytological correlation

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017
Introduction: Pleural effusion refers to excessive or abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It is a commonly encountered medical problem caused by a variety of underlying pathological conditions.
N D Khamar, P R Gohil, R N Thacker, U S Gediya   +3 more
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