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Clinical Significance of Pleural Lactate Measurement in Critically Ill Patients with Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion

Thoracic research and practice, 2023
Objective: Pleural fluid pH measurement is recommended for tube thoracostomy decisions in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions. However, pleural fluid pH may be affected by blood pH in critically ill patients with common systemic acid-base ...
Bişar Ergün, Murathan Küçük, Mehmet Nuri Yakar, M. C. Öztürk, V. Bayrak, A. Emecen, V. Hancı, Bilgin Cömert, Ali Necati Gökmen, B. Ergan   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PAI-1 Level Differences in Malignant Plural Effusion, Parapneumonic Pleuritis, and Cardiac Hydrothorax

Medicina, 2019
Background and Objectives: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a fibrinolytic system enzyme whose role in various fibrinolytic processes is currently unknown.
Dace Zentina, Inga Stukena, Alvils Krams, Aivars Lejnieks   +3 more
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Thoracoscopic operations in children [PDF]

, 2014
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CT Lau, Jessie Leung, Kenneth KY Wong, null null, Theresa WC Hui   +4 more
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Pleural space infections after image-guided percutaneous drainage of infected intraabdominal fluid collections: a retrospective single institution analysis [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous drainage of infected intraabdominal fluid collections is preferred over surgical drainage due to lower morbidity and costs. However, it can be a challenging procedure and catheter insertion carries the potential to contaminate ...
Diego M Avella, Eric T Kimchi, Jennifer W Toth, Jussuf T Kaifi, Kevin F Staveley-O’Carroll, Michael F Reed, Niraj J Gusani, Rickeshvar P Mahraj   +7 more
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Radiology in paediatric non-traumatic thoracic emergencies [PDF]

, 2011
Non-traumatic thoracic emergencies in children are very frequent, and they usually present with breathing difficulties. Associated symptoms may be feeding or swallowing problems or less specific general symptoms such as fever, sepsis or chest pain.
Charlotte de Lange
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Diagnostic utility of soluble triggering receptor expression on myeloid cells-1 in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Background: The differentiation between complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPPE) or empyema, which require chest tube drainage, and uncomplicated parapneumonic effusions (UCPPE), which respond to antibiotic therapy alone, is sometimes unclear. Delay in
Adel H.A. Ghoneim, R. Eman Shebl, Ashraf E. Elshora, Salah A. Ali   +3 more
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Rare complicated parapneumonic effusion, Mycoplasma pneumoniae with new-onset lupus flare: Case report and literature review

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been associated with respiratory tract infections. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia–related pleural effusion is rarely reported.
Bharat Bajantri, Shaik Danial, Richard Duncalf, Misbahuddin Khaja   +3 more
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions in Pediatric Patients [PDF]

, 2014
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106916/1/phar1392 ...
Blackmer, Allison B., Israel, Emily N.
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Comparison of the diagnostic utility of ADA and CA125 in tuberculous effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017
Background: Pleural effusion can be due to various pleural infections like TB as well as neoplasia. CA125 is a tumor marker found on the surface of ovarian and other normal cells as pleural cells.
M.S. El Hoshy, A.A. Abdallah, S.M. Abd Elhamid   +2 more
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A study of the proteomic expression in patients with complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction The present study aimed to investigate the differences in the proteomic expression between uncomplicated parapneumonic pleural effusion (UPPE) and complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion (CPPE).
Xin Wu, Wei Yang, Xiao-Hua Gou, Xiao-Yun Xu, Na Lu, Shi-Ning Jian, Yu-Jie Han, Tong-Shuai Lv, Li-Zhu Luo   +8 more
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