Positive end-expiratory pressure attenuates positional effect after thoracotomy
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2014 Context: Thoracotomy is a common procedure. However, thoracotomy leads to lung atelectasis and deteriorates pulmonary gas exchange in operated side.
Chou-Chin Lan +5 more
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A Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax with Persistent Air Leakage During the Course of COVID-19
Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, 2021 Development of pneumothorax during the course of COVID-19 is very rare, and may occur secondary to severe pulmonary involvement causing alveolar damage in the parenchyma, or is seen as a complication of respiratory support.
Saliha Kanık Yüksek +5 more
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A 15 year review of the causes of thoracotomy in Amirkola children’s hospital
Iranian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2018 Introduction: A wide spectrum of pathologies can cause thoracotomy in the pediatric population. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of causes of thoracotomy in Amirkola Children’s Hospital.
Soheil Osia +2 more
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Single injection Erector Spinae Plane block for vascular ring repair: Is a catheter required?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) blocks have been used successfully in adults to manage post-operative pain associated with thoracotomy. In pediatric patients, thoracotomy pain is often managed with multimodal analgesia and neuraxial or regional techniques ...
Cassandra Hoffmann +4 more
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Patient attitudes to sternotomy and thoracotomy scars [PDF]
, 2005 Young adults with congenital heart defects expressed dissatisfaction with their surgical scar. The impact extended to their social life and ability to form close relationships, and has implications for holistic practice.
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Pseudotumors due to pulmonary infarction [PDF]
, 1963 The preferred treatment of pulmonary infarction is nonoperative when the diagnosis can be established. In the present study, five cases are described in which failure of resolution or growth of a radiographic density resulted in eventual thoracotomy and ...
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Successful Treatment of Pneumothorax in a Dog With Sterile Pleural Fibrosis Caused by Chylothorax [PDF]
, 2019 A 2-year-old, 12 kg, intact male crossbreed dog was presented with respiratory distress, exercise intolerance, and gagging. Plain thoracic radiographs revealed severe pleural effusion.
Gruber, Achim D. +3 more
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Preventing tibial and talar component contact during implantation of a total ankle replacement. [PDF]
, 2013 27.03.15 KB. Ok to add embargo period passed (email from RCS) 05.03.15 KB. Emailed author re copyright. author does not have CTA. contact publisher. May have forgotten to do this.
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Outcomes of completion lobectomy long after segmentectomy
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019 Background Completion lobectomy long after segmentectomy in the same lobe is extremely difficult because of severe adhesions around hilar structures, especially in cases involving video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) completion lobectomy.
Yuki Takahashi +5 more
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Short-term one-lung ventilation does not influence local inflammatory cytokine response after lung resection [PDF]
, 2018 Background: One-lung ventilation (OLV) is a ventilation procedure used for pulmonary resection which may results in lung injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the local inflammatory cytokine response from the dependent lung after OLV and its ...
Andreetti, Claudio +10 more
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