Pleural Fluid Analysis in Chronic Hemothorax: A Mimicker of Infection | Zendy

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Pleural Fluid Analysis in Chronic Hemothorax: A Mimicker of Infection

Author(s) -

Matthew Divietro,

John T. Huggins,

Lauren Angotti,

Carlos E. Kummerfeldt,

Jennings Nestor,

Peter Doelken,

Steven A. Sahn

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 1179-5476

DOI - 10.4137/ccrep.s12404

Subject(s) - thoracentesis , medicine , hemothorax , pleural fluid , lactate dehydrogenase , surgery , gastroenterology , pathology , pleural effusion , pneumothorax , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme

Timing to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in hemothorax is based on preventing acute and long-term complications of retained blood products in the pleural space, including pleural space infection. We propose that the persistence of blood in the pleural space induces a proinflammatory state, independent of active infection.

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