Pneumothorax can often heal on its own but may require vacuum thoracentesis to suction out any accumulated air from the pleural cavity. Hemothorax is a form of pleural effusion in which the ...

We have reviewed 22 patients with benign asbestos pleural effusion seen over a 17-year period. The mean duration of exposure to asbestos was 5.5 years and the mean interval between exposure and ...

Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, and thickening) are often very severe, leading to debilitating or life-threatening symptoms. For over 45 years, Sokolove Law has helped ...

Most LATs occur in patients with moderate to large effusions where the presence of fluid allows safe access to the pleural space. Patients with little or no fluid, but other features concerning for ...

Postoperative pain scores, hospital stay, drainage time, number of tube blockages, and incidences of pneumothorax or subcutaneous emphysema were recorded and statistically analyzed. Results: The ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

Acute respiratory distress developed in two preterm babies because of unilateral hydrothorax secondary to the migration of a central venous catheter into the pulmonary vasculature. Prompt recognition ...

pleural effusion or pneumothorax may have on ventilation. Continuous, non-invasive bedside imaging You can monitor pulmonary function for up to 24 hours at a time, directly at the bedside.

AI-based diagnostic tools, particularly deep learning models like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), have demonstrated ...