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...

conclusions most cases for pneumothorax were consisted of the patients with the primary spontaneous pneumothorax; the patients with recurrent pneumothorax were comprised of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax patients and those of majority secondary spontaneous pneumothorax patients were observed with bullous emphysema profile. by looking at the pertinent literature, there are publications showi...

a 25-year-old man was admitted in hospital due to right side hemopneumothorax secondary to car accident. a chest tube was inserted. during the hospitalization days, chest ct scan revealed a 3cmx3 cm oval-shaped density located in the right upper lobe. since he was in a good general condition, he was discharged from hospital after removal of chest tube and a follow-up chest ct-scan was recommend...

OBJECTIVE To examine the short- and long-term results of right extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MM) via median sternotomy or thoracotomy. METHODS We analysed the results of EPP in consecutive patients with early stage MM undergoing a radical surgery protocol for MM over a 7-year period. Initially thoracotomy, but later median sternotomy, was the incision of...

Aim: Thoracotomy is among the most painful surgical incisions and causes severe acute pain in postoperative period. Many analgesic methods have been suggested for thoracotomy treatment. Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) are common regional post-thoracotomy pain. In this study, we aimed to compare efficacy side effects of TEA TPVB applied analgesia.
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to review our experience in treatment of patients with thoracic empyema at a teaching hospital chart of patients were retrospectively reviewed over a 72-month period. a total of 112 patients (94 men, 18 women, mean age: 39, range: 6-89 years) underwent therapeutic procedures for thoracic empyema between 2001-2006. the causes of empyema included parapneumonic empyema (60.7%), thoracic trauma (20...

introduction: video-assisted thoracic surgery (vats) is now commonly used for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. in the present study we compared the outcomes of this technique with those obtained by conventional thoracotomy.material and methods: in this cross-sectional stud, forty patients were enrolled into two groups: vats (n=20) and thoracotomy (n=20). in both groups the blebs were resected ...