Iatrogenic pulmonary barotrauma and cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) may complicate a variety of medical procedures, such as certain types of surgery, drug administration through thoracic drainage, pneumoperitoneum, cystoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment following the guidelines for CAGE in diving is the treatment of choice. Pleural streptokinase instillation is a commo...

OBJECTIVE Pleural effusion (PE) adenosine deaminase (ADA) has good performance in detection of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). However, few study was conducted for its value in pediatric patients. To evaluate PE ADA in diagnosis of pediatric TPE, a retrospective study was performed. PATIENTS AND METHODS 204 pediatric PE patients were enrolled, and then were grouped into TPE group (77 case...

BACKGROUND To determine the serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic effusion in children, we performed real-time PCR based pneumococcal "serotyping" directly on parapneumonic fluid samples. METHODS Specimens were collected at two children's hospitals in Ontario, Canada from 2009 to 2011. Samples in which S. pneumoniae was detected by PCR we...

Background: Pleural effusion is an excess fluid that accumulates between two pleural layers. analysis and cytology are the mainstays for diagnosing various pulmonary diseases. Levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA) particularly useful in areas where prevalence tuberculosis high. Objectives: To find clinical profile etiology respect age sex level different causes effusion. Materials Methods: This w...

Background and Aim: Pleural effusion is the second most common type of extra pulmonary tuberculosis with an incidence of 4.9%. This study aims to describe the age distribution, main clinical, laboratory and radiographic findings and outcome of patients with Tuberculous Pleural Effusion (TPE). Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of TPE patients admitted in pediatric ward of Masi...

Background: Parapneumonic effusion and pleural empyema are the most common complications of community acquired pneumonia in children. Objective: To detect effect laser acupuncture as a non-invasive anti-inflammatory treatment procedure on controlling inflammatory markers improving chest expansion children complaining from parapneumonic following pneumonia. Patients methods: Thirty children ...