Pleural fluid penetration of moxifloxacin and doripenem: An experimental model of empyema.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the penetration of moxifloxacin and doripenem into the pleural fluid (PF) using a rabbit model of empyema.

Methods: An empyema was induced using the intrapleural injection of turpentine (1 mL), followed 24 h later by instillation of 5 mL (ATCC 33495), (ATCC 25586) and (ATCC 6305) into the pleural space. After an empyema was corroborated, Moxifloxacin (25 mg/kg) and Doripenem (20 mg/kg) were administered intraperitoneally.

The effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on rib fracture: An experimental study.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of lowintensity pulsed ultrasound on rib fracture healing in a rat model.

Methods: A total of 72 male Wistar-Albino rats were randomly divided into three equal groups. To induce a rib fracture, right thoracotomy was performed under general anesthesia and a 0.

Effects of topical mitomycin-C on the tracheal epithelia of rabbits following tracheostomy.

Background/aim: We aimed to investigate the topical application of mitomycin-C (MMC) after the conventional tracheostomy in a rabbit model.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four male New Zealand White rabbits were randomly divided among 3 equal groups (n: 8). Trache- ostomies were performed on 16 subjects.

How successful is "pleural sound sign" in the identification of pneumothorax?

Objective: In the present study, in thorax ultrasonography (USG) Doppler images obtained from cases with occult pneumothorax, we investigated the status of pulsatile pleural sounds over the pleural line and called these as the pleural sound sign (PSS). The purpose of the present study was to identify the efficacy of the proposed PSS in diagnosing pneumothorax and to compare it with the other USG findings including the sliding lung sign (SLS) and seashore sign (SSS).

Methods: The present study included 66 consecutive patients who were referred to the emergency unit with a blunt trauma from October 2009 to January 2010 at a tertiary university hospital.

Ectopic Cushing's syndrome due to adrenocorticotropic hormone secreting atypical thymic carcinoid tumor.

Cushing's syndromes (CS) due to thymic carcinoids are rarely seen. In this text, a case with CS due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secreting atypical thymic carcinoid tumor is presented. A 50-year-old Turkish male patient was admitted to our emergency department with typical CS features.