Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and pleural effusions, according to a new study.

Regarding the triaging of pneumothorax and pleural effusion ... less than a year ago. In line with AZmed's evolving product portfolio, Rayvolve for chest pathologies has been rebranded as AZchest.

The interior wall of the chest cavity is lined with the parietal pleural membrane ... in the lung tissue can create an actual space (pneumothorax) that results in the loss of negative pressure ...

Patients with PWS admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 showed increased risk of in-hospital mortality, severe disease, and mechanical ventilation.

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Pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung, can develop when air collects in the pleural cavity. It may be caused by any number of things, including chest trauma, chest surgery, and chronic ...

Median survival was significantly less in veterans with vs without pleural effusion in CHF (1.51 vs 3.23 yrs), cancer (1.33 vs 2.05 yrs), and pneumonia (4.27 vs 5.11 yrs). Clinically significant ...

Pleural endometriosis typically presents in young women within 72 h of onset of menstruation as cata-menial pneumothorax, haemothorax or both. A 43-year-old multiparous woman with a history of pelvic ...

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A diagnosis of tension pneumothorax is usually only considered within the context of trauma, incorrect chest drain insertion or positive pressure ventilation. Four patients are presented who developed ...