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Management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema

open access: yesThe 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions in Pediatric Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106916/1/phar1392 ...
Blackmer, Allison B., Israel, Emily N.
core   +1 more source

Acute Empyema due to Gemella morbillorum Following COVID‐19 in an Otherwise Healthy Middle‐Aged Man

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
A previously healthy, non‐elderly man developed acute empyema 3 weeks after COVID‐19 infection, requiring VATS debridement. Gemella morbillorum was isolated from intraoperative specimens, an exceptionally rare pathogen in individuals without predisposing factors.
Kazumasa Nanjo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of the results of bacteriological and chromato-mass-spectrometric studies of pleural exudate in patients with pleural empyema

open access: yesВестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2020
The OBJECTIVE was to determine the possibility of using chromatography-mass spectrometry to select causal treatment for patients with pleural empyema.METHODS AND MATERIALS.
B. N. Kotiv   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Empyèmes de l'enfant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Contexte: Actuellement la prise en charge optimale des empyèmes chez les enfants demeure controversée. Il y a peu de consensus entre les pédiatres et les chirurgiens pédiatres pour le 'management' adéquat de cette pathologie.
WEITSCH, S.
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino   +35 more
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A Case of Bilio‐Bronchial Fistula Presenting With Bilioptysis Following Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
We present a detailed case of a bilio‐bronchial fistula that developed in a complex, multitreated HCC patient, illustrating a plausible causal chain from liver resection and ablation to fistula formation. This report underscores bilio‐bronchial fistula as a potential late complication of hepatic ablative therapy, highlights the critical importance of ...
Chin‐Tong Kwok   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Once-daily intrapleural urokinase treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion in pediatric patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In this paper, we describe our experience in the treatment of childhood empyema using urokinase. Patients' ages ranged from 2 to 12 years. Urokinase (dosage: 3,100 IU/kg/day) was diluted in normal saline to produce 1000 IU/ml (maximum dosage 100,000 IU ...
Bergamini, Barbara Maria   +6 more
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Tuberculosis of the chest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The relationship between tuberculosis and mankind has been known for many centuries, with the disease being one of the major causes of illness and death.
Caseiro-Alves, F   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of procalcitonin and CrP in the postoperative course after lung decortication [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective: The objective of this prospective study was to compare the clinical value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CrP) plasma concentrations in their postoperative course after decortication.
Carboni, Giovanni L.   +5 more
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