Outcomes and complications following medical thoracoscopy

Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy

Objectives. To highlight the possible complications of medical thoracoscopy (MT) and how to avoid them. Methods. A retrospective and prospective analysis of 127 patients undergoing MT in Nagoya Medical Center (NMC) and Toyota Kosei Hospital. The data about complications was obtained from the patients, notes on the computer system, and radiographs. Results. The median age was 71.0 (range, 33.0-9...

Propionibacterium acnes pleural empyema following medical thoracoscopy

Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is a Gram-positive anaerobic rod and a common skin commensal that colonizes sebaceous glands. It has infrequently been associated with invasive opportunistic infections and can cause implant-associated infections through a biofilm mode of growth. Medical thoracoscopy is a common procedure for diagnosis and treatment of exudative pleural effusions; empyema is a...

Proptosis: Management Outcomes and Complications following Orbitotomy

Background: Proptosis is one of the difficult to manage clinical entity faced by surgeons in emergency. Objective: To determine visual analysis following orbitotomy and complications in proptosis patients. Methodology: Study Design: Quasi-experimental, st study. Study Settings and Duration: At the Ophthalmology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, from 1 th April 2014 to 30 ...

The centenary of medical thoracoscopy.

New Challenges in Medical Thoracoscopy

Thoracoscopy is currently the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases. Its diagnostic yield is 95% in patients with malignant pleural disease, with approximately 90% successful pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion and 95% for pneumothorax. At the same time, thoracoscopy constitutes an important tool in the research of pleural pathophysiology and molecular biology...