...Jie Liu; Chun Li; Zilong Liu; Ling Ye; Qinjun Shen; Qunying Hong; Yuanlin Song; Maosong Ye Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) with empyema caused by severe necrotizing pulmonary infection is a complicated clinical problem that is often associated with poor general condition so surgical interventions...

... in previous randomised controlled trials and observational studies, the effectiveness of immediate video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for patients with empyema in real-world settings remains unclear. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether immediate VATS improves clinical outcomes in patients...

... and/or collection of purulent material into the pleural cavity (empyema), represents a significant challenge to health care systems worldwide, due to its substantial morbidity and mortality and the increasing trend in incidence observed in several countries over the last decades [ 1‒3 ]. Despite recent progress...

...Claudia Ravaglia; Corrado Ghirotti; Silvia Puglisi; Sara Piciucchi; Carlo Gurioli; Elisabetta Fabbri; Fabio Sultani; Sabrina Martinello; Ruggero Massimo Corso; Stefano Maitan; Vittorio Sambri; Franco Stella; Venerino Poletti Background: Pleural empyema is associated with relevant morbidity...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Catheter-related infections Empyema Fibrinolytic agents Pleural diseases Thoracic...

... was the incidence of infections (surgical site infections and empyema) in the study groups, while the secondary outcomes were complications related to intravenous antibiotics. Results: Of the 121 subjects screened, 100 (mean age ± SD: 52.2 ± 15.2 years; 38 [38%] women) were randomized to the study groups...

... consecutive patients with empyema and complicated parapneumonic effusion who received once daily intrapleural tPA/DNase between January 2012 and August 2014 were reviewed. Measured outcomes included treatment success at 30 days, volume of pleural fluid drained, improvement in radiographic pleural opacity...

...Claudia Ravaglia; Carlo Gurioli; Sara Tomassetti; Gian Luca Casoni; Micaela Romagnoli; Christian Gurioli; Vanni Agnoletti; Venerino Poletti Background: Pleural empyema can be subdivided into 3 stages: exudative, multiloculated, and organizing. In the absence of clear septation, antibiotics plus...

.... It is questionable whether virulence of this species may be influenced by multidrug resistance (MDR). Objectives: To define the impact of MDR in experimental lung infection. Methods: Experimental empyema was induced in rabbits by MDR (group A, n = 16) and by susceptible isolates (group B, n = 10). Pleural fluid...

...Lukas Kern; John Robert; Martin Brutsche Parapneumonic effusions or empyemas are frequently seen in patients with lower respiratory tract infections. The condition is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Since Gram stains and bacterial cultures are usually negative, treatment...

... effusion Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Empyema • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) typically presents in patients with history of asthma or cystic fibrosis with symptoms attributable to bronchial or peribronchial disease. • Eosinophilic pleural effusion may accompany...

... be well balanced and in case of association of these compounds, close monitoring is necessary. Complicated parapneumonic effusion Empyema Hypovolemia Low-molecular weight heparin Fibrinolytics Hemothorax Pleural infection Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator • r-tPA is under...

... progression of a parapneumonic pleural effusion to empyema. Objectives: The aim of this study was the assessment of MMP-2, MMP-8 and MMP-9 in parapneumonic pleural effusions in order to examine their value in the differentiation between uncomplicated and complicated parapneumonic effusions. Methods: The study...

.... Anaerobic pneumonia Empyema Septic arthritis Peptostreptococcus magnus Respiration 1991;58:223-225 ©IW I S.Karger AG, Basel 0025-7931/91/0584-0223 S 2.75/0 Severe Anaerobic Necrotizing Pneumonia Complicated by Pyopneumothorax and Anaerobic Monoarthritis Due to Peptostreptococcus magnus P. Panagoua, L...

...Ayhan Gocmen; Nural Kiper; Mete Toppare; Ugur Ozcelik; Reha Cengizlier; Feyzullah Cetinkaya Seventy-two children with no underlying diseases were treated for empyema. Radical surgical approaches like decortication were necessary for only 3 children. In 66 children tube drainage was applied...

... patients. The patients were classified into groups according to the diagnosis. The pleural fluid of empyema cases was found to have the lowest pH with a mean value of 6.83 (p < 0.0075). The malignant pleural fluid has a relatively low pH with a mean value of 7.32. The lactic acid dehydrogenase...

... to in the content or advertisements. Empyema Malignant pleural effusion Mesothelium Pleura Pleural fibrosis Pleurodesis The pleural mesothelial cell is the most common cell of the pleural space. It is also the primary cell that initiates responses to noxious stimuli [ 7 ]. The mesothelial cell...

...Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg; Andreas H. Diacon; Chris T. Bolliger At least 40% of all patients with pneumonia will have an associated pleural effusion, although a minority will require an intervention for a complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema. All patients require medical management...

... the variables that determine increased hospital stay in patients with infectious pleural effusion (PE). Patients and Methods: We analyzed 112 patients with PE: empyema, complicated parapneumonic and non-complicated parapneumonic. Epidemiologic, biochemical, therapeutic and radiological variables were analyzed...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pneumonia Parapneumonic effusion Pleural effusion pH Empyema Of patients hospitalized for community-acquired...