pneumothorax/albumin

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new method to determine the bronchus for air leakage in pneumothorax by injection of human albumin foam. METHODS In 29 cases with pneumothorax, the bronchus responsible for air leakage was localized by injecting foam of human albumin into target

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an albumin-glutaraldehyde tissue adhesive (BioGlue Surgical Adhesive) in preventing air leaks after bullectomy. METHODS Between January 1999 and June 2002, BioGlue was applied over the staple or suture lines of 21 consecutive

The present study was aimed at testing whether alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor-sufficient patients with lung emphysema or idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax have an impaired antielastase protection at the lung alveolar level. We have collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALF) from 20 PIMM

Complicated pneumothorax is defined as a recurrent or persistent air leak in the pleural interspace beyond 5 days despite adequate tube drainage. Up to now, this disorder could only be corrected by open thoracotomy. Endoscopic fibrin pleurodesis is shown to be a method that could obviate, in most

OBJECTIVE In this study, we evaluated the risk factors for postoperative complications in elderly patients with intractable pneumothorax and constructed a risk assessment model. METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2011, 83 elderly patients( age, 75 years or older) underwent an operation at our

Pneumothorax is an important and dangerous complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. Forty-six pneumothorax cases complicated with active pulmonary tuberculosis at National Chiba-Higashi Hospital were studied retrospectively. From Jan. 1987 to Dec. 1997, we experienced 3611 patients with pulmonary

Acute, bilateral pneumothorax (PT) was produced in 14 newborn piglets. The clinical status of the operated and 14 control animals was monitored by measuring the arterial blood gases, acid-base balance and mean arterial blood pressure. Different brain regions were processed for electron microscopy

Pulmonary expansion edema is a rare complication of the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. We report a 20 year old male admitted with a right primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A chest tube connected to a water seal was placed, achieving lung expansion. Immediately, the patient presented

As a consequence of general hypoxaemia evoked experimentally by bilateral pneumothorax, brain oedema of vasogenic type developed in newborn piglets after 4 h survival. Histamine receptor antagonists, mepyramine (H1-receptor blocker), metiamide, cimetidine and ranitidine (H2-receptor antagonists)

We investigated the lung injury that occurs following reexpansion of a unilateral pneumothorax and determined the effect of superoxide dismutase (SOD) infused immediately prior to reexpansion on this injury. After 7 days of at least 80% right pneumothorax, rabbits received intravenous infusions of

METHODS A 15-kg (33-lb) pregnant female mixed-breed dog of unknown age was referred because of a 10-day history of difficulty breathing. RESULTS Physical examination findings were dyspnea, tachypnea, decreased bronchovesicular sounds (bilateral), muffled heart sounds, and abdominal distention with

The effects of histamine on the cerebral endothelial cells were studied. To determine if the extent of brain oedema formation could be reduced with histamine receptor antagonists, mepyramine (H1-receptor blocker), metiamide, cimetidine and ranitidine (H2-receptor antagonists) were administered at a