The determination of pleurodesis using sonography after surgical pleurectomy for pneumothorax: a pilot study.

The aim of this study is to evaluate feasibility of monitoring the process of pleurodesis after surgical pleurectomy with thoracic ultrasound. Repetitive measurements with thoracic ultrasound after surgical pleurectomy could provide information on the extent and development speed of pleurodesis. We conducted a prospective single-center cohort study.

Sonographic follow-up of diaphragm function in COVID-19: an exploratory study.

Introduction: Survivors of COVID-19 frequently endure chronic disabilities. We hypothesise that diaphragm function has a long recovery time after COVID-19 hospitalisation and may play a role in post-COVID-19 syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess diaphragm function during COVID-19 hospitalisation and during recovery.

A 79-Year-Old Woman With Advanced Lung Carcinoma and Bilateral Infiltrates.

A 79-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for progressive dyspnea and severe hypoxemia, requiring oxygen supplementation. The dyspnea started approximately 3 to 4 weeks before presentation and was slowly progressive throughout the following weeks. Her medical history mentioned an adenocarcinoma with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletion of the lung with metastases to the bones and brain for which treatment with osimertinib was started 14 months earlier.

Ambulant treatment with a digital chest tube for prolonged air leak is safe and effective.

Background: Outpatient or ambulatory treatment for prolonged air leak (PAL) has been reported previously in various studies. Evidence regarding efficiency and safety is nevertheless poor. This report describes the experience of 10 years ambulatory care with a digital chest drain system monitored by specialized nurses in our centre.

Model-based Prediction of Critical Illness in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.

Background The prognosis of hospitalized patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is difficult to predict, and the capacity of intensive care units was a limiting factor during the peak of the pandemic and is generally dependent on a country's clinical resources. Purpose To determine the value of chest radiographic findings together with patient history and laboratory markers at admission to predict critical illness in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, which included patients from March 7, 2020, to April 24, 2020, a consecutive cohort of hospitalized patients with real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 from two large Dutch community hospitals was identified.