Publications by authors named "J Quiroga-Martinez"

Introduction: Determining the risk of recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is challenging. The objective of this study was to develop a risk assessment model to predict the probability of recurrence in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed of all episodes of pneumothorax diagnosed in the last 12 years in a hospital, in patients not initially submitted to surgery.

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Acute poststernotomy mediastinitis is a serious complication of cardiac surgery and is associated with high mortality. Conservative treatment with local debridement, irrigating-suction systems, and specific antibiotic therapy is sometimes inadequate. Omentoplasty is occasionally used for reconstruction and the treatment of various chest diseases.

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