Pleural diseases include a spectrum of disorders broadly categorized into pneumothorax
and pleural effusion. They often cause pain, breathlessness, cough, and reduced quality of …

Pleural effusion is a common clinical problem estimated to affect 1.5 million people in the
United States each year. 1 A large proportion are either nonmalignant or related to infection …

Although the potential causes of nonmalignant pleural effusions are many, the management
of a few, including complicated pleural infections and refractory heart failure and hepatic …

Symptomatic pleural disease, specifically malignant pleural effusion, refractory benign
pleural effusion, and pneumothoraces are common diseases that often require therapeutic …

IPCs are increasingly being used in patients with BPE refractory to medical management.
They can be used both for palliation and to achieve pleurodesis in some cases. Further data …

Chest drainage has been practiced for numerous centuries. The earliest open drainage of
complex pleural effusions dates back to the 5th century BC from Hippocrates. 1 Over the …

A 2-year-old neutered male 35-kg golden retriever mixed breed dog was presented because
of a 3-day history of increased respiratory effort. The patient was subsequently diagnosed …

Data on in-hospital outcomes for hospitalizations undergoing thoracentesis (THR) for any
cause has been conflicting. For hospitalizations with acute heart failure (HF), however, to …

Diagnostic and therapeutic aspiration of air and fluid via thoracentesis or chest tube
placement is one of the most basic and commonly performed pleural procedures. It is …

Das Kapitel geht auf die Symptome Dyspnoe und Husten ein und behandelt in einem
Unterkapitel das Thema Pleuraerguss. Dyspnoe ist ein häufiges Symptom bei Kindern mit …