Objective: To determine the comparative effectiveness of common pleural drainage procedures for treatment of pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic effusion (ie, complicated pneumonia). Design: ...

Pleural Dynamics, Inc. today announced positive results from a prospective, multicenter study evaluating its Automatic ...

Pleural Dynamics today announced positive results from a prospective, multicenter study evaluating its ACES device.

thoracentesis with a catheter rather than a sharp needle. Various specially designed thoracentesis trays are available for introducing small catheters into the pleural space. Alternatively, newer ...

2.1.1 A fetal pleural effusion may be associated with many different conditions, such as chromosomal abnormalities, congenital malformations, chylothorax, anaemia, heart defects and infections. Some ...

Boerhaave syndrome is a pressure-induced rupture of the esophageal wall and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. 1,2 Due to the rapid development and severe clinical course of Boerhaave ...

More than 30% of patients with pleural infection either die or require surgery. Drainage of infected fluid is key to successful treatment, but intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy did not improve ...

Researchers have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities. The process consists of injecting polyurethane foams into the lungs with a self-expanding and self-modelling capacity ...

A 43-year-old man with sepsis caused by empyema of the left pleural cavity was transferred to our department from another medical center for treatment of pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) secondary to ...

This multicenter study is the largest to evaluate the management of children hospitalized with complicated pneumonia. We found considerable variation in initial management and outcomes across ...