Abstract Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of videothoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion and to determine whether there is a difference in the videothoracoscopic surgery outcome before or after the chest tube drainage. Methods The medical records of...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of leaks after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) significantly decreased over time, their detection still remains challenging. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the usefulness of drain amylase levels to detect leaks after RYGB. METHODS: This is a pop...
Amilasas/análisis,
Anastomosis en-Y de Roux/efectos adversos,
Fuga Anastomótica/diagnóstico,
Fuga Anastomótica/etiología,
Fuga Anastomótica/cirugía,
Drenaje/métodos,
Derivación Gástrica/efectos adversos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad Mórbida/cirugía,
Reoperación,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze and describe the maneuvers most commonly used in clinical practice by physical therapists and the reasons for choosing them. Methods A prospective multicenter study using a questionnaire. The sample consisted of physical therapists from five hospitals (three private hospit...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study were to describe the technique of percutaneous drainage of iliopsoas abscess, and to discuss the benefits of using this minimally-invasive tool. A single center study with retrospective analysis of patients with psoas abscess confirmed by imaging scans, sent to the interven...
Drenaje/instrumentación,
Drenaje/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodos,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/aislamiento & purificación,
Absceso del Psoas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Absceso del Psoas/terapia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Ultrasonografía Intervencional
Saprochaete capitata (S. capitata) fungal sepsis is a severe condition with a clinical presentation that is similar to other yeast originated fungal sepsis. It is observed in patients with hematological malignancies such as acute myeloid leukemia and neutropenia. We report a 23 year old male presenting w...
Dipodascus/aislamiento & purificación,
Fungemia/cirugía,
Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/microbiología,
Antifúngicos/uso terapéutico,
Drenaje/métodos,
Fungemia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Fungemia/patología,
Pleuresia/microbiología,
Pleuresia/patología,
Esplenectomía/métodos,
Enfermedades del Bazo/microbiología,
Enfermedades del Bazo/patología,
Enfermedades del Bazo/cirugía,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT The effectiveness of prevention bundles on the occurrence and mortality of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) was evaluated in many studies. However, the effectiveness of endotracheal tube with subglottic secretion drainage (ETT-SD) and cuff pressure monitorization in VAP bundles have not bee...
Summary Necrotizing pancreatitis with fluid collections can occur as a complication of acute pancreatitis. The management of these patients depends on the severity and involves multiple medical treatment modalities, as clinical intensive care and surgical intervention. In this article, we show a severe c...
Drenaje/instrumentación,
Drenaje/métodos,
Endoscopía del Sistema Digestivo/métodos,
Endosonografía,
Pancreatitis Aguda Necrotizante/diagnóstico por imagen,
Pancreatitis Aguda Necrotizante/cirugía,
Plásticos,
Diseño de Prótesis,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Zhang, J;
Chen, Z;
Xie, L;
Zhao, C;
Zhao, H;
Fu, C;
Chen, G;
Hao, Z;
Wang, L;
Li, W.
A 55-year-old male presented with fever, stupor, aphasia, and left hemiparesis. A history of head trauma 3 months before was also reported. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed slight contrast enhancement of lesions under the right frontal skull plate and right frontal lobe. Because of deteriorati...
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Absceso Encefálico/microbiología,
Absceso Encefálico/patología,
Absceso Encefálico/terapia,
Hemorragia Encefálica Traumática/complicaciones,
Brucelosis/complicaciones,
Brucelosis/terapia,
Craneotomía/métodos,
Drenaje/métodos,
Empiema Subdural/microbiología,
Empiema Subdural/terapia,
Hematoma Subdural/complicaciones,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Resultado del Tratamiento
This study was designed to assess the efficacy of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) on skull exposure wounds in rabbits and to investigate the underlying mechanism of the process. Full-thickness excisional circular wounds 2×2 cm with or without periosteum involvement were created in 88 New Zealand white rab...
ABSTRACT Objective: To report an initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery. Methods: This was a prospective observational study involving consecutive patients, ≤ 14 years of age, treated at a pediatric thoracic surgery outpatie...
