Amini: From a radiation standpoint, this has changed the landscape of our field. A large proportion of my practice is stage IV disease, where patients who are on these excellent systemic therapies are ...

For most children with complicated pneumonia, a less aggressive treatment approach is favored for those with small or moderate pleural effusions, according to updated guidance. The Infectious Diseases ...

Background Pericardium is considered electrically inert, but diffuse ST-elevation is an electrocardiographic marker of acute pericarditis. We hypothesised that ST-elevation in acute pericarditis may ...

Randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate safety, tolerability, and potential for positive impact on lung function ...

The full MIST2 dosing regimen for IET was protective against treatment escalation and bleeding in patients with parapneumonic effusion and empyema. The intrapleural enzyme therapy (IET) dosing regimen ...

ABSTRACT: A 47-year-old male with signs of metabolic syndrome, tobacco exposure of 3 pack years and a medical history of pancreatitis and myocardial infarction presented with unilateral pleural fluid ...

Background Tuberculous pleurisy (TBP) is a leading aetiology of exudative pleural effusion in tuberculosis (TB)-endemic regions and poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its paucibacillary ...

Pleural Dynamics today announced positive results from a prospective, multicenter study evaluating its ACES (automatic continuous effusion shunt) device. Plymouth, Minnesota-based Pleural Dynamics ...

Pleural Dynamics announced today that it received a new CMS code for its ACES (automatic continuous effusion shunt) device. CMS issued a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code and ...

Memorial Healthcare System recently became the first hospital in the world to offer the Pleural Dynamics ACES™ (Automatic Continuous Effusion Shunt) System to patients suffering from recurrent pleural ...