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Treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema remains challenging, especially in presence of bronchopleural fistula. We analysed clinical outcome data of patients with and without bronchopleural fistula undergoing an accelerated empyema treatment concept. From November 2005 to July 2020, all patients with postpneumonectomy empyema were included.

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Therapeutic strategy and efficacy evaluation of chronic empyema after total pneumonectomy: individualized analysis of six patients.

J Cardiothorac Surg

December 2024

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Peking University Cancer Hospital Yunnan, No. 519, Kunzhou Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.

Background: Chronic empyema after total pneumonectomy is a potentially fatal complication.The aim of the study is to explore the treatment strategy and clinical efficacy of chronic empyema after pneumonectomy.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 6 patients with chronic empyema after pneumonectomy in our hospital.

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Bronchoscopic Closure of Bronchopleural Fistula with Occluder.

Cancer Manag Res

December 2024

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan Medical University, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease Research of Department of Education of Yunnan Province, Kunming, 650021, People's Republic of China.

Bronchopleural Fistula (BPF) represents one of the gravest complications post-lobectomy. Present treatment strategies encompass a wide array of surgical techniques complemented by essential adjunct therapies. Despite numerous treatment modalities, mortality rates associated with BPF remain disconcertingly high.

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Objective: To investigate which fluoroquinolone is safer when combined with bedaquiline for tuberculosis treatment by using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database.

Methods: We selected data from the first quarter (Q1) of 2013 to the second quarter (Q4) of 2024 from the FDA FAERS database for disproportionality analysis. Signal detection was conducted using the Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR), Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN), and Empirical Bayesian Geometric Mean (EBGM).

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Open-window thoracostomy is an effective treatment for refractory postpneumonectomy empyema. However, it can leave large thoracic dead space, and bronchopleural fistulas (BPF) are a common major complication. These problems can be treated with myocutaneous flap transfer or negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT).

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