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Association Between Pneumoconiosis and Pleural Empyema: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: Pneumoconiosis is associated with chronic pulmonary and systemic complications, yet its relationship with pleural empyema remains insufficiently defined.
Khay-Seng Soh, Cheng-Li Lin, Wei-Ming Lee, Der-Yang Cho   +3 more
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The role of the early video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in children with pleural empyema. [PDF]

Pediatr Surg Int
Pleural empyema (PE) is a collection of purulent material in the pleural space. PE’s management in children is a challenge and an inappropriate diagnostic-therapeutic work up can lead to serious short and long-term complications. The aim of this study is
Di Mitri M, Thomas E, Capano E, Bisanti C, D'Antonio S, Libri M, Gargano T, Lima M.   +7 more
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Minimally invasive intrathoracic negative-pressure therapy and flexible thoracoscopy (FlexVATS) for patients with pleural empyema [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
To determine whether a new surgical method using a flexible endoscope (FlexVATS) to perform sparing debridement and apply negative-pressure therapy without extensive decortication may be an alternative treatment option for empyema.
Björn-Ole Stüben, Gabriel A. Plitzko, Julia Sauerbeck, Philipp Busch, Nathaniel Melling, Matthias Reeh, Jakob R. Izbicki, Thomas Rösch, Kai Bachmann, Michael Tachezy   +9 more
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Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum: A Distinct Entity of Pleural Infections. [PDF]

Clin Infect Dis, 2023
Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and etiology of such infections are little studied.
Dyrhovden R, Eagan TM, Fløtten Ø, Siljan W, Leegaard TM, Bø B, Fardal H, Grøvan F, Kildahl-Andersen A, Larssen KW, Tilseth R, Hjetland R, Løes S, Lindemark F, Tellevik M, Breistein R, Kommedal Ø.   +16 more
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Intrathoracic vacuum therapy for the therapy of pleural empyema-a systematic review and analysis of the literature. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis, 2023
Background Pleural empyema is a serious and potentially deadly disease leading to a significant burden on health care systems. Conservative and surgical treatment results remain poor, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Patients with pleural empyema
Stüben BO, Plitzko GA, Reeh M, Melling N, Izbicki JR, Bachmann K, Tachezy M.   +6 more
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Changes in Etiology and Clinical Outcomes of Pleural empyema during the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Healthcare-seeking behavior changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and might alter the epidemiology of pleural empyema. In this study, the incidence, etiology and outcomes of patients admitted for pleural empyema in Hong Kong in the pre-COVID-19 (January ...
Chan KF, Ma TF, Sridhar S, Lam DC, Ip MS, Ho PL.   +5 more
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Change in Pulmonary Function Following Decortication for Chronic Pleural Empyema.

Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2020
OBJECTIVES Chronic empyema is the final stage of the triphasic pathogenesis of empyema that is characterized by fibrin deposits in both pleural surfaces, leading to the formation of a thickened pleural peel. This restricts the lung movements, giving rise
S. Abraham, Prashant Chikkahonnaiah
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Analysis of Cytokine Levers in Pleural Effusions of Tuberculous Pleurisy and Tuberculous Empyema [PDF]

Mediators of Inflammation, 2016
The aim is to examine whether the interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-2, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) levels were different in pleural effusions of tuberculous ...
Lei Yang, Yan-Jie Hu, Fu-Gen Li, Xiu-Jun Chang, Tian-Hui Zhang, Zi-Tong Wang   +5 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication for the management of late stage pleural empyema, is it feasible?

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2016
Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication (VATSD) is widely applicable in fibrinopurulent Stage II empyema. While, more chronic thick walled Stage III empyema (organizing stage) needs conversion to open thoracotomy, and existing ...
Waseem M Hajjar, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sami A Al-Nassar, Rawan K Alsultan, Waad A Alwgait, Hanoof H Alkhalaf, Shekhar C Bisht   +6 more
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The role of high dose corticosteroid (methylperednisolone pulse therapy) in treatment of multi-organ involvement after bacterial pneumonia and pleural empyema; “case series” [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Parapneumonic effusions and empyema usually occur after bacterial pneumonia. Inflammation plays an essential role in the occurrence of pneumonia and can lead to an autoinflammatory condition.
Seyed Hossein Mirlohi, Sanaz Tajfirooz, Mitra Rouhi   +2 more
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