ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2022
Surgical Treatment for Empyema Thoracis: Prognostic Role of Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography and Serum Calcium.
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- Antibiotic resistance in empyema thoracis: clinical outcomes and contributing factors in a tertiary care setting in Pakistan.IJID regions · 2025Article
- Chronic right lung abscess with empyema thoracic presenting as continuous high-grade fever: A case report.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Prediction of Poor Outcome Using the Urea to Albumin Ratio in Thoracic Empyema.Acta medica Lituanic · 2024Article
- The outcomes of thoracoscopic decortication between fungal empyema and bacterial empyema.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- The Effect of CT-Guided Artificial Pneumothorax plus Thoracoscopy and Central Venous Catheterization on the Drainage Effect of Pediatric Empyema and Pulmonary Function.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmpyema is a major cause of mortality and hospitalization. Symptoms include difficulty breathing and chest pain. Calcium plays an essential role in the physiology of the cardiovascular system. However, there is little evidence on the role of echocardiography and the serum calcium levels of patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for empyema. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for postoperative mortality in patients with empyema who required surgery.
methodsThis single-institution retrospective study compared the outcomes of VATS for thoracic empyema (in terms of survival and mortality) in 122 patients enrolled between July 2015 and June 2019.
resultsThis study examined patients with thoracic empyema. The majority of the patients were males (100/122, 81.9%). The in-hospital/30-day mortality rate was 10.6% (13 patients). The calcium levels were 7.82 ± 1.17 mg/dL in the survival group and 6.88 ± 1.88 mg/dL in the mortality group (
conclusionElevated PASP and calcium levels at the low end of the normal range demonstrated significant prognostic value in predicting mortality in patients with thoracic empyema who required surgical intervention. Recognizing this potential is critical in order to obtain better outcomes.
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