The Impact of Pneumonia on the Course and Outcome in Patients with Seasonal Influzenza.

Introduction: Seasonal influenza, although often presented as a mild, self-limiting disease, is frequently accompanied by complications that lead to the development of a severe clinical presentation and a fatal outcome. The most common are respiratory complications, with secondary bacterial pneumonia being the leading cause.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the impact of pneumonia on the severity of the clinical presentation and outcome in patients with seasonal influenza.

Factors Associated with Lethal Outcome in Patients with Severe Form of Influenza.

Introduction: Clinical manifestations of influenza range from relatively mild and self-limiting respiratory infections to severe clinical manifestations with significant morbidity and mortality. The awareness of predictive indicators for the lethal outcome of influenza is of particular significance in making timely and exact decision for adequate treatment. The aim of this study was to identify the factors in patients with a severe form of influenza, resulting in lethal outcome.

Indications for VATS or open decortication in the surgical treatment of fibrino-purulent stage of parapneumonic pleural empyema.

Open and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopycal pleural decortications are proved and effective surgical procedure in the surgical treatment of pleural empyema in the fibrinopurulent stage. Early referral to surgery gives a better chance of success in VATS pleural decortications than open decortications. Pleural morphology, biochemistry and biology can also affect the outcome of the surgical treatment of pleural empyema.