Evaluation of pleural effusions developed after abdominal operations
Medicine Science, 2022 Respiratory problems may develop after abdominal operations. It is more common especially in upper abdominal surgeries than in lower abdominal surgeries.
Turkan Dubus +3 more
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Serratus Anterior Plane Block in the Emergency Department: A Case Series [PDF]
, 2020 This is a case series of six emergency department (ED) patients who received an ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) for a variety of painful conditions.
Badashova, Ksenya +4 more
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Tube Thoracostomy: Complications and Its Management
Pulmonary Medicine, 2012 Background. Tube thoracostomy is widely used throughout the medical, surgical, and critical care specialities. It is generally used to drain pleural collections either as elective or emergency.
Emeka B. Kesieme +5 more
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Predictors of pleural decompression in blunt traumatic occult hemothorax: A retrospective study
Archives of Trauma Research, 2018 Background: The increased use of computed tomography (CT) results in higher occult hemothorax detection in blunt chest trauma. The indication for pleural decompression is not well defined.
Pawit Sriprasit +4 more
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A Case Report of a Mediastinal Fistula with Liver Abscesses as a Complication of Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 We report a case of mediastinal fistula with liver abscesses detected by thoracic and abdominal computed tomography as a complication of aortic valve replacement ...
Eduardo Bossone +3 more
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Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Urinothorax is a rare condition defined by the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. Here we report a case of a patient with left sided transudative pleural effusion which developed following left adrenalectomy with perisplenic collection.
Deepa Kalikavil Puthenveedu +3 more
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Interdisciplinary teamwork for chest tube insertion and management: an integrative review
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2021 Thoracostomy requires interdisciplinary teamwork. Even though thoracic drainage is a technical surgical procedure, nurses play an important role with major responsibilities during the procedure.
Daniel Ghazali +6 more
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Usefulness of Thoracoscopic Debridement for Chronic Empyema after an Extrapleural Pneumonectomy [PDF]
, 2016 We present the case of a 65-year-old Japanese man diagnosed with chronic empyema (without a bronchopleural fistula) that occurred 7 months after he underwent an extrapleural pneumonectomy for right malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Following thoracic
Miyoshi, Shinichiro +4 more
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Chylous Leak During Posterior Approach to Juvenile Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report. [PDF]
, 2020 CaseWe report the first documented case of chylous leak recognized intraoperatively during posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for juvenile scoliosis in a female patient with a history of thoracotomy and decortication for an empyema ...
Choi, Daniel E +5 more
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Hemothorax and needle thoracostomies in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest: An autopsy series of 172 cases. [PDF]
Resusc Plusvon Vopelius-Feldt J +5 more
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