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PubMed1981

Thoracic endometriosis: a review and report of two cases.

There have been 17 reported cases of histologically proved thoracic endometriosis and 27 cases of probable thoracic endometriosis based upon repetitive symptoms associated with menstruation and response to suppression of ovarian function. Two additional cases of probable thoracic endometriosis are reported. Seventeen of these 46 patients also had proved pelvic endometriosis and four others had clinical evidence of pelvic disease. In the majority of the cases there has been a delay in diagnosis accompanied by prolonged disability.

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PubMed1975

External counterpressure to control postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

The effectiveness of the G-suit controlling massive postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage was studied in twenty-eight patients whose diffuse bleeding could not be controlled during operation. Most patients had developed deficiencies of platelets and clotting factors due to dilution, and in addition three had documented disseminated intravascular coagulation. After application of the G-suit, hemorrhage stopped in nineteen patients, allowing the replacement of platelets and clotting factors in patients with deficiencies and the administration of heparin to three patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation. After an average of twenty-one hours the G-suit was removed without rebleeding in seventeen patients. The major cause of G-suit failure was an arterial source of intra-abdominal bleeding. Application of the G-suit had no adverse effect on renal function in at least half the patients; urinary output declined in on third. Mos patients experienced respiratory impairment and some had ischemic skin lesions. The G-suit is frequently effective in halting postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage, allowing correction of acquired coagulopathies with acceptably few complications. Its use does not replace the need for proper surgical hemostasis.

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PubMed1979

Major complications of percutaneous subclavian vein catheters.

New and reportedly safet techniques for subclavian venipuncture with the passage of central venous catheters appear regularly in the surgical literature [55--59]; yet reports of major complications continue to appear as well. We have reported on eight patients with major complications of percutaneous subclavian vein catheters, two of whom died. In our own hospital an improved educational program for junior house staff and nurses has been instituted. Better supervision of junior house staff when performing this potentially lethal technique is necessary. Daily inspection of catheters, early removal of unnecessary catheters, and improved equipment should help to prevent these complications in the future.

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PubMed1992

Intrapleural rupture of the azygos vein.

Intrapleural rupture of the azygos vein associated with hypovolemic shock resulting from blunt chest trauma is reported. Management demanded an emergency department right thoracotomy with venous ligation. Aortography to rule out associated arterial injury was performed. The previously published 7 cases of azygos vein rupture are reviewed as are possible etiologic mechanisms responsible for this rare injury. The history and clinical signs compatible with this injury are emphasized.

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PubMed1994

Delayed tension pneumopericardium after thoracotomy for penetrating chest trauma.

Tension pneumopericardium is a rare entity typically described in premature infants requiring positive-pressure ventilation. However, recent reports suggest an increase in its occurrence in adults. A case of delayed postoperative tension pneumopericardium in an adult patient is presented with a review of the history, pathophysiology, presentation, and treatment of this entity.

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PubMed1994

Utility of C-reactive protein measurements for empyema diagnosis after pneumonectomy.

Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were studied serially during the postoperative period in 151 consecutive patients who underwent pneumonectomy. Virtually all patients who had a simple postoperative course (115 of 120), as well as 9 patients who had a bronchial infection of the remaining lung, 3 with a pulmonary embolus, and 2 who suffered postoperative bleeding requiring reoperation, demonstrated a similar postoperative evolution in their CRP values: a rapid postoperative rise until a peak or a plateau (mean peak value, 132 +/- 25 mg/L) was reached within 3 to 6 days, followed by a progressive decline to a value of less than 75 mg/L on day 9, and less than 50 mg/L on day 12. Conversely, all 12 patients who suffered empyema postoperatively, as well as 3 patients with bacterial pneumonia, 1 patient with chylothorax, and 1 patient with inflammatory pericarditis, demonstrated either a markedly persistent elevation in their CRP values or a secondary rise in the levels which exceeded 100 mg/L. Because of the high sensitivity (100%) and specificity (91.4%) of the CRP levels in detecting postpneumonectomy empyema, we recommend the routine use of this measure. Furthermore, a low CRP value after pneumonectomy (less than 50 mg/L) may help in deciding whether to confidently discharge a patient from the hospital in the absence of empyema. The negative predictive value of this method was found to be 100%.

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PubMed1985

War injuries of the chest.

One hundred and fifty battle casualties with injuries of the chest are reported; most of them resulted from shell fragments. More than 70 per cent were treated by closed drainage by a tube. Early thoracotomy was required in 7.3 per cent of cases, and 5 per cent required a late thoracotomy for complications. Selected cases of flail chest injuries were treated without operation. The mortality rate in our series was 3.3 per cent.

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