Video assisted thoracic surgery for treatment of pneumothorax and lung resections: systematic review of randomised clinical trials [PDF]
, 2004 <b>Objectives</b> To determine if video assisted thoracic surgery is associated with better clinical outcomes than thoracotomy for three common procedures: surgery for pneumothorax, minor resections, and lobectomy.
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Pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as an extrapulmonary complication of COVID-19 disease
Emergency Radiology, 2020 The new disease outbreak that causes atypical pneumonia named COVID-19, which started in China’s Wuhan province, has quickly spread to a pandemic. Although the imaging test of choice for the initial study is plain chest radiograph, CT has proven useful ...
Jesse Mauricio López Vega +3 more
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The Management of Subcutaneous Emphysema in Pneumothorax: A Literature Review
Current Pulmonology Reports, 2021 Subcutaneous emphysema is often observed by clinicians in the context of pneumothorax. It is usually clinically insignificant, but in a few cases can progress to threaten the patient’s vision or airway. A variety of approaches to management of such cases
James Melhorn, H. Davies
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PNEUMOTHORAX- DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Sanamed, 2015 Introduction: Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural cavity, ie, the space between the chest wall and the lung itself. Pneumothorax is classified ethiologically into spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax.
Milisavljević Slobodan +2 more
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020 . As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, awareness of uncommon presentations of the disease increases. Such is the case with pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum.
Alvaro Quincho-Lopez +2 more
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Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Premature Infants and Its Association with Pneumothorax [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2012 Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one of the major causes of the cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Prevention and early management of these neurologic developmental problems will require determining the perinatal risk factors associated with this
Maryam Saki3 +4 more
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of invasive versus conservative management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Current management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is variable, with little evidence from randomised controlled trials to guide treatment.
Asha, Stephen E. +15 more
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Incorporating a Spatial Prior into Nonlinear D-Bar EIT imaging for Complex Admittivities [PDF]
, 2016 Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) aims to recover the internal conductivity and permittivity distributions of a body from electrical measurements taken on electrodes on the surface of the body.
Alsaker, Melody +2 more
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A Direct D-Bar Method for Partial Boundary Data Electrical Impedance Tomography With a Priori Information [PDF]
, 2017 Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive imaging modality that uses surface electrical measurements to determine the internal conductivity of a body.
Alsaker, Melody +2 more
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Perioperative Pleural Drainage in Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis from a High-Volume Liver Transplant Center [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND Pleural effusions represent a common complication after liver transplantation (LT) and chest drain (CD) placement is frequently necessary. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, adult LT recipients between 2009 and 2016 were ...
Aigner, Felix +13 more
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