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Minimal clinically important difference for chest discomfort in patients undergoing pleural interventions

open access: yesBMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2020
Rationale Therapeutic thoracentesis is among the most frequently performed medical procedures. Chest discomfort is a common complication and has been associated with increasingly negative pleural pressure as fluid is withdrawn in the setting of non ...
Fabien Maldonado   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the Effect of Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream and Infiltrative Lidocaine on Overall Pain Perception During Thoracentesis and Abdominocentesis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 2020
Background Acute pain management is a core ethical commitment to medical practice. However, there is evidence to suggest that sometimes infiltrative lidocaine (IL) is not used prior to thoracentesis and abdominocentesis due to the belief that two needles
Hanieh Halili   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluating the effects of a hospital utilisation improvement program on platelet transfusions: A pre‐post study

open access: yesTransfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Annually millions of platelet concentrate (PC) are transfused worldwide. The decision regarding PC transfusion is often complex; therefore, the implementation of a hospital programme designed to streamline and facilitate the decision‐making process is beneficial. Such a programme helps standardise transfusion practices, ensures that
Piotr F. Czempik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chylothorax found in a patient with COVID‐19

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, 2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and its clinical spectrum ranges from mild to moderate or severe illness.
Francesco Satriano   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

First report of a Buchananella hordeovulneris–associated pyothorax in a feline leukaemia virus‐positive cat

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Abstract A 10‐month‐old, neutered, male domestic shorthair cat with outdoor access was presented with a thoracic wound, severe respiratory distress, cachexia, dehydration and pleural effusion. Imaging confirmed bilateral pyothorax. Haematology showed marked neutrophilia with left shift, mild anaemia, thrombocytopenia and lymphocytosis.
Hugo Martínez‐Jarquin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Non-Expandable Lung: A Prospective Observational Study of M-Mode, B-Mode, and 2D-Shear Wave Elastography

open access: yesDiagnostics
Background: Non-expandable lung (NEL) has severe implications for patient symptoms and impaired lung function, as well as crucial implications for the management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE).
Jesper Koefod Petersen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Re‐expansion pulmonary edema after chest tube drainage of malignant pleural effusion

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2022
A 62‐year‐old man presented with a 3‐day history of dyspnea. Chest X‐ray revealed a pleural effusion. We performed chest tube drainage, and then the patient experienced re‐expansion pulmonary edema.
Sachiho Inada   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Rare Presentation of Right‐Sided Pleural Effusion in Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Secondary to Hepatitis C Infection: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is an infrequent and clinically important complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis. It occurs in around 5%–10% of affected people. Hepatic hydrothorax is basically a transudative pleural effusion, usually right‐sided and commonly without evidence of primary cardiopulmonary or renal pathology.
Nadia Siddiq   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Injury and Emergency Diseases of Chest Organs

open access: yesОбщая реаниматология, 2016
Goal of research: to evaluate efficiency of videothoracoscopy in diagnosis and treatment of patients with injuries and emergency diseases ща chest organs.Material and methods: Study wasbased on treatment results analysis of 2111 patients with injuries ...
A. M. Khadjibaev   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Mediastinal Pleural Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Pleuritis: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Hydatid disease, caused by various Echinococcus species, is endemic in developing countries and most commonly affects the liver and lungs. Approximately 7.4% of cases involve intrathoracic extrapulmonary locations, with pleural involvement usually resulting from rupture of adjacent hepatic or pulmonary cysts.
Grace Tannous   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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