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Lack of Thoracentesis Competencies and Training in Danish Emergency Departments: A Danish Nationwide Study

Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2022
Sandra Thun Langsted,1– 3 Kasper Glerup Lauridsen,2– 4 Jesper Bo Weile,2,3,5 Søren Helbo Skaarup,6 Hans Kirkegaard,2,3 Bo Løfgren1– 4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark; 2Research Center for Emergency Medicine,
Langsted ST, Lauridsen KG, Weile JB, Skaarup SH, Kirkegaard H, Løfgren B   +5 more
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Role of Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Study

Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2019
Background: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive, safe, and cost-effective procedure that allows complete visualization of pleural space, enabling diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as pleural biopsy and talc insufflations.
A Manimaran, K Anbananthan, A Nadhiya, R Ponnar   +3 more
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Predictive Ability of Sonographic Characteristics Alone to Diagnose Tuberculous Pleural Effusions in a Resource‐Limited Setting: A Cross‐Sectional Pilot Study in Zambia

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), the second most common form of extra‐pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), remains difficult to diagnose due to low‐yield, invasive and often unavailable diagnostics in resource‐limited settings. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic characteristics alone to predict TB ...
Lukonde Zimba, Salomé‐Joëlle Gass, Mpundu C. Makasa, Matthew S. Haldeman   +3 more
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Ensuring Basic Competence in Thoracentesis

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Trocar pigtail catheter thoracentesis (TPCT) is a common procedure often performed by junior physicians. Simulation-based training may effectively train physicians in the procedure prior to performing it on patients.
Laursen, Christian B., Arshad, Arman, Clementsen, Paul frost, Laursen, Christian B; id_orcid, Hertz, Peter, Rasmussen, Kasper Møller Boje, Konge, Lars, Saghir, Zaigham   +7 more
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Diagnosis of Pleural Mesothelioma: Is Everything Solved at the Present Time?

Current Oncology
Ranked high in worldwide growing health issues, pleural diseases affect approximately one million people globally per year and are often correlated with a poor prognosis.
Elisa Roca, Avinash Aujayeb, Philippe Astoul   +2 more
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A Three‐Step Diagnostic Strategy for Malignant Pleural Effusions

Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT New diagnostic tools, such as high fluorescence cells (HFc) and tumor markers (TMs), have emerged in the quest to accurately diagnose malignant pleural effusion (MPE). This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of the HFc and TMs combination.
Elisa Nuez‐Zaragoza, Vicente Aguadero, Indira Bhambi‐Blanco, Mònica Vidal‐Pla, Isabel Aparicio‐Calvente, M. Rosa Escoda‐Giralt, Joana Gallardo‐Campos, Joan Carles Ferreres, Luis Frisancho, Laia Mas‐Maresma, Patricia Aguilera‐Fernández, Sonia Marco‐Continente, Marina Sierra‐Boada, Pablo Andreu‐Cobo, Miquel Gallego, Francesca Canalias, Javier Hernando‐Redondo, Jaume Trapé   +17 more
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Chylothorax found in a patient with COVID‐19

Respirology 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, Giulia Scioscia, Maria Grazia Cagnazzo, Federica Maci, Leonida Refolo, Paolo Fuso, Emanuele Gerardi, Diego Grasso, Piera Soccio, Donato Lacedonia   +9 more
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Contezolid in the Treatment of Multidrug‐Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Multidrug‐resistant tuberculous meningitis (MDR‐TBM) has a high mortality rate, and treatment options are limited. Linezolid is recommended for refractory cases but often causes intolerable adverse reactions such as peripheral neuropathy. Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone, has shown better safety profiles in preclinical and early clinical ...
Na Wang, Xingyu Li, Qiaoyi Yan, Haitao Su, Yufeng Liu, Yanhong Li, Chunrong Yang, Yingchun Gu, Taoli Yan, Qiuzhen Wang, Xia Liu   +10 more
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Models to teach lung sonopathology and ultrasound-guided thoracentesis

, 2014
Lung sonography allows rapid diagnosis of lung emergencies such as pulmonary edema, hemothorax or pneumothorax. The ability to timely diagnose an intraoperative pneumothorax is an important skill for the anesthesiologist.
Jacek A. Wojtczak, Wojtczak, Jacek A.
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Effectiveness and Safety of Real-Time Transthoracic Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis

, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to specifically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in a case series of pleural effusion. Patients and methods: An observational prospective study was conducted.
Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Marco Sperandeo, Stefano Notarangelo, Simeone, Anna, Squatrito, Rosario, Rosario Squatrito, Dimitri, Lucia, Notarangelo, Stefano, Donato Lacedonia, Lacedonia, Donato, Paolo Fuso, Quarato, Carla Maria Irene, Anna Simeone, Lucia Dimitri, Sperandeo, Marco, Fuso, Paolo   +15 more
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