hemothorax/nausea

We presented a case of hemothorax secondary to inferior vena cava (IVC) aneurysm. A 47-year-old woman was presented to our hospital with nausea, vomiting, and right superior abdominal pain. There was pleural effusion on the right side of the posteroanterior chest x-ray for which a thoracentesis was

307 patients with chest injuries were treated in an outpatient clinic during a three month period. Ten patients developed complications such as hemothorax, pneumothorax and lung contusion, or late complications such as atelectases and pneumonia. 21 patients were hospitalized after initial

Background: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is occasionally used in internal fixation of rib fractures. We evaluated the feasibility of general anesthesia with an LMA associated to a thoracic paravertebral block (TPB) and/or an erector

OBJECTIVE Primary hyperhydrosis is a disorder characterized by excessive diffuse or localized sweating. There are several noninvasive therapeutic methods which in general do not solve the problem generating even more anxiety, and time and money wasting for hyperhydrosis patients. Partial thoracic

BACKGROUND Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become an accepted alternative for treating intrathoracic malignancies; however, the incidence and characteristics of peri- and postprocedural complications are not well described. The purpose of the study was to assess the safety and technical

Thoracic surgery has undergone significant advances in recent years related to anesthetic and surgical techniques and the prevention and management of complications related to the procedure. This has allowed improvements in patient clinical outcomes in surgeries of this kind. Despite the above,