Background—Thoracentesis and antibiotics remain the cornerstones of treatment in stage I empyema. The management of disease progression or late presentation is controversial. Open thoracotomy and decortication is perceived to be synonymous with protracted recovery and prolonged hospitalisation. Advocates of thoracoscopic adhesiolysis cite earlier chest drain removal and hospital discharge. This...

Introduction: Surgery is the first therapeutic option for esophageal cancer. There is controversy over the selection of the best surgical approach. Regarding this, the present study aimed to compare the minimally invasive and open esophagectomy in terms of their short-term outcomes and preoperative complications. Materials & Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 61 patients i...

conclusions ptps is a common problem following cabg, and pre-emptive therapy with dex may decrease neuropathic pain. results fifty-four patients were placed in the control group, and 50 patients were assigned to the dex group. the age, sex, and body mass index were not significantly different between the two groups of study (p > 0.05). the incidence of ptps was 11/50 (22%) patients in the dex g...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Better management of financial resources provided by the government-based insurance system is one important challenges in administration hospitals. The aim this study was to compare videothoracoscopic surgery and open thoracotomy regarding cost hospital stay. METHODS: Eighty-eight patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) or for operable (stage IA–IIIA) non-...

QUESTION Does a postoperative physiotherapy exercise program incorporating shoulder exercises improve shoulder function, pain, range of motion, muscle strength, and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing elective pulmonary resection via open thoracotomy? DESIGN Randomised trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding, and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS 76 pati...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to investigate the preferences for treatment of lobectomy in Chinese lung cancer patients and differences in the psychological and social factors that influence treatment decision-making. METHODS One hundred and forty patients with stage I lung cancer were recruited from Hebei Cangzhou Central Hospital. Before surgery, the patients completed a questionnaire ...

Pulmonary lesions developed in three patients with an invasive hydatidiform mole. At open thoracotomy the modules were found to contain molar tissue. Therapy with twice-weekly methotrexate induced complete clinical and biologic remission of the disease in all three patients.