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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.
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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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December 2024
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, JPN.
typically causes mild respiratory infections but can rarely lead to severe complications. We report a case of a 43-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with progressive dyspnea and respiratory failure with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, refractory to outpatient treatment with azithromycin, ceftriaxone, and levofloxacin. Bronchoscopy revealed multiple white plaques in the trachea and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
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November 2024
From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Background: Hypoxemia occurs with relative frequency during one-lung ventilation (OLV) despite advances in airway management. Lung perfusion scans are thought to be one of the most accurate methods to predict hypoxemia during OLV, but their complexity and costs are well-known limitations. There is a lack of preoperative stratification models to estimate the risk of intraoperative hypoxemia among patients undergoing thoracic surgery.
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December 2024
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico-San Marco University Hospital, Via S. Sofia n 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Simulation offers the opportunity to train healthcare professionals in complex scenarios, such as those with as traumatized patients. We conducted an observational cross-sectional research simulating trauma with cervical immobilization. We compared five techniques/devices: direct laryngoscopy (DL), videolaryngoscopy (VLS, Glidescope or McGrath), combined laryngo-bronchoscopy intubation (CLBI) and articulating video stylet (ProVu).
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