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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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Lung abscess predicts the surgical outcome in patients with pleural empyema [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010
Objectives Most cases of pleural empyema are caused by pulmonary infections, which are usually combined with pneumonia or lung abscess. The mortality of patients with pleural empyema remains high (up to 20%).
Wu Chin-Yen, Lin Yi-Chieh, Fang Hsin-Yuan, Chen Heng-Chung, Huang Hung-Che, Cheng Ching-Yuan   +5 more
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Parapneumonic empyema diagnosed by chest radiograph and computed tomography [PDF]

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2013
Pleural effusion is commonly seen associated with pneumonia. When this progresses to empyema, directed therapy is frequently required. Chest radiographic and computed tomography findings can help distinguish empyema from a transudative pleural effusion.
David M. Widlus, John Paul Brady, Ning Jin   +2 more
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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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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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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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Age-Related Differences in Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Pleural Empyema: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. [PDF]

Geriatrics (Basel)
Yayan J, Biancosino C.
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Early Thoracotomy and Decortication in Pleural Empyema. [PDF]

Cureus
Kohli A, Bhende VV, Chaudhary A, Patel VB, Krishnakumar M, Roy S.   +5 more
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Pleural Empyema [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996
Despite of extensive use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections pleural empyema is still seen as a complication to pneumonia (7-10 cases/100.000 inhabitants pr. year). Pleural empyema as a complication to pulmonary surgery is reported in 2-3% of the patients even with use of antibiotic prophylaxis.
R E, Bryant, C J, Salmon
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Actinomyces odontolyticus lung abscess and pleural empyema. [PDF]

Arch Iran Med, 2022
Ruan H, Tao YM, Li SS.
europepmc   +3 more sources