Since the advent of antibiotics, pleural e&lsion bas become a rare complication of pneumonia, but it remains a serious one that can resalt in prolonged hospitalization. A five-year (1963-1968) retrospective and prospective study of this problem in young men free of other disease was undertaken. The case material consists of the 49 patients requiring thoracentm from the entire 6,000 cases of pne...

The anatomy of the posterior intercostal lymphatics and lymph nodes is reviewed. These lymph nodes are occasionally visualized by bipedal conventional lymphography. Opacified and/or enlarged posterior intercostal lymph nodes may also be identified with computed tomography of the chest. Familiarity with the lymphatic drainage patterns of the intercostal spaces and recognition of abnormal interco...

Mucormycosis is caused by the fungi belonging to order Mucorales. There has been an increasing trend of rising fungal infection during second wave COVID in India, seen among patients recovering from COVID-19. A 37-years-old middle-aged adult, with diagnosis left paranasal sinus mucormycosis, side pneumothorax (intercostal drainage tube in-situ) pneumonia reported emergency department (ED) COVID...

Postpneumonic empyema still remains quite common in developing countries, especially during the hot and humid months. While most cases would respond to antibiotic therapy, needle aspiration and intercostal drainage, few cases require further surgical management. The most common nontubercular etiological agent is Staphylococcus. Tubercular etiology is not uncommon in India, especially due to del...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis involved placement of various materials to occupy space and keep the lung collapsed. Complications are encountered decades later. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1980 and 1997, we treated 31 patients with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis in whom collapse therapy had been used and who later developed complications related to their tr...

BACKGROUND Pleural effusions occur commonly after cardiac surgery and the effects of drainage on gas exchange in this population are not well established. We examined pulmonary function indices following drainage of pleural effusions in cardiac surgery patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective study examining the effects of pleural fluid drainage on the lung function indices of patients ...

BACKGROUND Pleural manometry can predict the presence of trapped lung and guide large-volume thoracentesis. The current technique for pleural manometry transduces pressure from the needle or intercostal catheter, necessitating intermittent cessation of fluid drainage at the time of pressure recordings. OBJECTIVES To develop and validate a technique for performing continuous pleural manometry,...

This audit suggests that clinical practice in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax differs from guidelines issued by the British Thoracic Society. In particular simple aspiration was attempted in only seven out of 65 patients and clamping of an intercostal chest drain occurred in 12 out of 50 cases. Junior medical staff require more training in intercostal drainage.