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Prophylactic fiberoptic bronchoscopy after sleeve lobectomy can reduce the incidence of postoperative pneumonia: a propensity score matching study.
J Thorac Dis
December 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Background: Postoperative pneumonia (POP) predicts poor outcomes after lung surgery, especially for patients undergoing sleeve lobectomy. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) is frequently used in the treatment of POP for patients receiving sleeve lobectomy. This study aimed to assess the effect of prophylactic FOB on the incidence of POP in these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in the management of patients presenting with pulmonary infiltrates after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of FOB at our center.
Methods: This retrospective study included all patients with post-HSCT pulmonary infiltrates who underwent FOB between 2016 and 2019.
Difficult airway management in a patient with severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, rapid atrial fibrillation, and moderate pulmonary hypertension: a case report.
BMC Anesthesiol
January 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Background: Given the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, encountering difficult airways in this patient population is quite common. The challenge for anesthesiologists lies not only in establishing the airway but also in managing the hemodynamic instability caused by sympathetic activation during intubation. The purpose of this report is to describe the anesthetic experience of this patient with severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, and moderate pulmonary hypertension with an anticipated difficult airway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPulmonary hydatid cyst misdiagnosed as lung cancer.
IDCases
December 2024
Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis, Tunisia.
Hydatid disease is endemic in Tunisia. Whereas uncomplicated pulmonary hydatid cysts are easily diagnosed on radiological findings, complicated and atypical forms may be misdiagnosed and confused with other pulmonary lesions, mainly lung malignancies. We report a case of a 47-year-old woman, who presented with a 3-month history of hemoptysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNecrotizing Bronchitis with Airway Obstruction Due to Macrolide-Resistant in a Child: A Case Report.
Infect Drug Resist
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital Jiashan Branch, the First People's Hospital of Jiashan, Jiashan, Zhejiang, 314100, People's Republic of China.
Although infection with is generally self-limited, it may cause refractory or life-threatening pneumonia with pulmonary or extrapulmonary complications. Necrotizing bronchitis is a rare condition with a high mortality rate. The present report describes a patient with mycoplasma pneumonia and necrotizing bronchitis that caused airway obstruction.
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