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Perioperative Care for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Lung Surgery: Retrospective Single Center Review

open access: yesPediatric Anesthesia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Procedures involving lung surgery in the pediatric population are relatively uncommon and tend to be centralized in a limited number of institutions. Anesthesia literature is also sparse. Aims To have a clear overview of frequency, underlying pathologies, ICU and hospital stay, anesthetic techniques, one lung ventilation, and ...
Rianne P. Wauters   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The importance of biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of complicated course of acute pleural empyema

open access: yesУкраїнський журнал клінічної хірургії
Objective. To determine the value of biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of complicated course of acute pleural empyema. Materials and Methods.
V. V. Boyko   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNase inhibits early biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa- or Staphylococcus aureus-induced empyema models

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Anti-infection strategies against pleural empyema include the use of antibiotics and drainage treatments, but bacterial eradication rates remain low. A major challenge is the formation of biofilms in the pleural cavity.
Wusheng Deng   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cleavage of C3 by Neutral Proteases from Granulocytes in Pleural Empyema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The possibility of direct inactivation of C3 by granular enzymes from polymorphonuclear leukocytes(PMNLs) in pleural empyema was examined. As a group, pleural empyema from 10 patients with purulent effusions and a positive bacteriologic culture cleaved ...
Nydegger, U. E.   +3 more
core  

Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad   +63 more
core   +2 more sources

Prioritising Recommendations for Conversion to Living Mode in the Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline: A Modified Delphi Study

open access: yesClinical and Public Health Guidelines, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline (ABG) provides evidence‐based recommendations for managing one of the most frequent reasons for infant hospitalisation. As traditional guidelines age, they suffer from lack of relevance when new evidence is available but not incorporated.
Kate Loveys   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and efficacy of medical thoracoscopy in the management of loculated thoracic empyema

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017
Background: Pleural empyema can be subdivided into 3 stages: exudative, multiloculated, and organizing. In the absence of clear septation, antibiotics plus simple drainage of pleural fluid is often sufficient treatment, whereas clear septation often ...
Ahmed Hassan Ali Abo-El-maged   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-acquired pneumonia in children: cell-free plasma sequencing for diagnosis and management. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of pediatric hospital admission. Empiric antibiotic therapy for hospitalized children with serious CAP now targets the most likely pathogen(s), including those that may demonstrate significant ...
Bradley, John S   +8 more
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