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Pleural Effusion Trajectories and Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Background: Pleural effusion (PE) commonly occurs in cardiac surgery patients, often requiring tube drainage. This study aimed to investigate associations between PE drainage trajectories and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing ...
Jun Zhong, Jing-chao Luo, Jin-ling Lin, Ming-hao Luo, Jian Gao, Kai Liu, Guo-wei Tu, Yan Xue   +7 more
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Supplementary Material for: Repeat Thoracentesis in Hepatic Hydrothorax and Non-Hepatic Hydrothorax Effusions: A Case-Control Study

, 2018
Background: Repeat thoracentesis for symptom control is offered to patients with refractory hepatic hydrothorax (HH) but the risk profile for this management strategy remains unclear.
Kang L. (3341022), Rahman N. (5496464), Shojaee S. (5496467), Kallingal G. (5496473), Khalid M. (5496470)   +4 more
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Conservative management of bronchopulmonary artery perforation without associated haemothorax occurring at thoracentesis: a case report

, 2010
Puncture or laceration of the pulmonary, intercostal, or peripheral vessels is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, complication of thoracentesis, which has been reported to result in severe haemothorax in 75% of patients.
Yao-Tsung Chuang, Chun-Hung Su, Teng-Fu Tsao, Ming-Cheng Lin   +3 more
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Pleural effusion guidelines from ICS and NCCP Section 1: Basic principles, laboratory tests and pleural procedures

Lung India
Pleural effusion is a common problem in our country, and most of these patients need invasive tests as they can’t be evaluated by blood tests alone.
Devasahayam J. Christopher, Richa Gupta, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Jefferson Daniel, Surinder K. Jindal, Surya Kant, Prashant N. Chhajed, K B Gupta, Sahajal Dhooria, Sudhir Chaudhri, Dhruva Chaudhry, Dharmesh Patel, Ravindra Mehta, Rakesh K. Chawla, Arjun Srinivasan, Arvind Kumar, Shakti K. Bal, Prince James, Jebin S Roger, Avinash A. Nair, S K Katiyar, Ritesh Agarwal, Raja Dhar, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, J K Samaria, Digambar Behera, Karan Madan, Raj B Singh, S K Luhadia, Nikhil Sarangdhar, George D’ Souza, Amita Nene, Akhil Paul, Vimi Varghese, T V Rajagopal, M Arun, Shraddha Nair, Dhivya A Roy, Benjamin E. Williams, Shona A. Christopher, Dhanawade V. Subodh, Nishant Sinha, Barney Isaac, Ashwin A Oliver, N Priya, Jedidiah Deva, Sujith T. Chandy, Richu Bob Kurien   +47 more
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Single thoracentesis in unilateral fetal hydrothorax: A case report

, 2002
A case with a pleural effusion and hydrops fetalis has been presented. Good outcome had been achieved by a single thoracentesis and a healthy baby was delivered at the 39th week of pregnancy. In a fetus with a pleural effusion and hydrops fetalis, normal
Uludaǧ, Seyfettin, Aksu, Feridun, MADAZLI, Rıza, Ocak, Vildan   +3 more
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The Heimlich Valve for Pleural Cavity Drainage​

The Annals of African Surgery, 2016
Introduction: Traditional chest tube fixation and drainage has been undertaken using standard rigid chest tubes connected to under water seal bottles. These are bulky, cumbersome, expensive, and pose a risk of accidental air suction into the chest.
Winston Ominde Makanga, Andrew Nyaoncha​ ​Nyangau, Benjamin Njoga Njihia   +2 more
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Virtual reality-based training improves thoracentesis skills in medical interns: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ
Han S, Tian Z, Cui B, Wu L, Chen Z.
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Effects of Thoracentesis in Patients Under Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical and Paraclinical Parameters. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Cáceres-Gutiérrez DA, Escobar-Vargas HF, Bonilla-Bonilla DM, Daza-Arana JE, Lozada-Ramos H, Rodríguez-Scarpetta MA.   +5 more
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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting With Superior Vena Cava Syndrome and Recurrent Pleural Effusions in a Patient With Angelman Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
Khalid A, Matejuk S, Chaeli Van Der Zijp-Tan A, Van Horn N, Jiang K, Fouty B.   +5 more
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Reassessing Discordant Exudative Pleural Effusion in Heart Failure: A Rare Case of Occult Malignancy Uncovered by Post-Thoracentesis Tension Pneumothorax. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Ordookhanian C, Amidon RF, Hanna S, Tabibian B.   +3 more
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