Publications by authors named "Sawsan Elsawy"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the relationship between respiratory microbiome and inflammation in Egyptian patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) focusing on the distribution of inflammatory cells and bacteria.
- A total of 208 patients (80.3% male, average age 57.9 years) were evaluated, revealing higher total leukocyte counts and specific inflammatory cells in their sputum samples compared to broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) samples.
- Results indicate distinctive patterns in inflammatory cell distribution and show that BAL samples had a higher frequency of positive bacterial growth compared to sputum samples, suggesting different microbial profiles in respiratory samples from AECOPD patients.
Background: Measurement of diaphragmatic motion by ultrasound is being utilized in different aspects of clinical practice. Defining reference values of the diaphragmatic excursion is important to identify those with diaphragmatic motion abnormalities. This study aimed to define the normal range of diaphragmatic motion (reference values) by Mmode ultrasound for the normal population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate (1) the usefulness of thoracic ultrasound in diagnosis and staging of bronchogenic carcinoma by comparing lesion detectability between thoracic- ultrasound and computed tomography and (2) the outcome of thoracic-ultrasound-guided biopsy in diagnosing bronchogenic carcinoma.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 53 patients of confirmed bronchogenic carcinoma. All patients had been investigated by thoracic-ultrasound and chest-computed tomography; data regarding the presence of mass (its size, necrosis), lymph nodes invasion, peritumoural atelectasis, consolidations, pleural effusion, chest wall invasion, and paralysis of the diaphragm were recorded.