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Pleural empyema caused by trichomonas. Case report
(2010)
Pleural empyema formation is one of the potential complications of lower respiratory tract infections and it is characterized by bacterial organisms seen on gram stain or the aspiration of pus on thoracentesis. Very rarely ...
Derrame pleural parapneumônico e empiemaParapneumonic effusion and empyema
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2006)
Pleural empyema. Retrospective review of 343 patients Empiema pleural en 343 casos con tratamiento quirúrgico: Características, resultados inmediatos y factores asociados a morbilidad y mortalidad
(2012)
Background: Pleural empyema still has a dismal prognosis. Aim: To describe features and prognostic factors of patients with pleural empyema subjected to surgical procedures. Material and Methods: Retrospective review of ...
Prosthesis for open pleurostomy (POP): management for chronic empyemas
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2009)
OBJECTIVES: We developed a prosthesis for open pleurostomy cases where pulmonary decortication is not indicated, or where post-pneumonectomy space infection occurs. The open pleural window procedure not only creates a large ...
Derrame pleural y empiema complicado en niños: Evolución y factores pronósticos
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2001)
Evaluation of serial C-reactive protein measurements after surgical treatment of pleural empyema
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULOSAO PAULO, 2012-12)
OBJECTIVE: Serial C-reactive protein measurements have been used to diagnose and monitor the response to therapy in patients with pneumonia and other infectious diseases. Nonetheless, the role of C-reactive protein measurement ...
Complicated pneumonias with empyema and/or pneumatocele in children
(Springer, 2006-02-01)
To investigate the incidence, procedure type, characteristics of pleural fluid and pneumatoceles, and evolution of pneumonia complicated with empyema and/or pneumatoceles. Review of 394 pediatric pneumonia in patients at ...
Complicated pneumonias with empyema and/or pneumatocele in children
(Springer, 2006-02-01)
To investigate the incidence, procedure type, characteristics of pleural fluid and pneumatoceles, and evolution of pneumonia complicated with empyema and/or pneumatoceles. Review of 394 pediatric pneumonia in patients at ...
Does videothoracoscopy improve clinical outcomes when implemented as part of a pleural empyema treatment algorithm?
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULOSAO PAULO, 2012)
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate whether the inclusion of videothoracoscopy in a pleural empyema treatment algorithm would change the clinical outcome of such patients. METHODS: This study performed quality-improvement ...
Thorax ultrasound in the management of pediatric pneumonias complicated with empyema
(Springer, 2006-10-01)
The aim of this work is to prospectively study the value of thoracic ultrasound (US) before pleural drainage in children with parapneumonic effusion (PPE). All children hospitalized for PPE, identified by thoracic radiography, ...