Percutaneous transthoracic needle aspiration, lavage and instillation of clindamycin–gentamycin in peripheral pyogenic lung abscess

Mohamed, S.A.; Mohamed, Nagat Ali; Gad, Doaa Mostafa; Brik, Alaa; Elsayed, Saeed Bakry; Al-Akad, Ghada M.

doi:10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.10.020

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“…A 94% success rate is seen on the US-guided aspiration of the detected abscesses with a 6% risk of developing pneumothorax [21]. Ultrasound targeted therapy of administration of antibiotics inside the abscess was shown to decrease the duration of systemic antibiotics needed to cause a resolution of the abscess [22].…”

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Application of Lung Ultrasound in Critical Care Setting: A Review

Raheja¹,

Brahmavar²,

Joshi³

et al. 2019

Cureus

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This article reviews the use of thoracic ultrasound in the intensive care unit (ICU). The focus of this article is to review the basic terminology and clinical applications of thoracic ultrasound. The diagnostic approach to a breathless patient, the blue protocol, is presented in a simplified flow chart. The diagnostic application of thoracic ultrasound in lung parenchymal and pleural diseases, role in bedside procedures, diaphragmatic assessment, and lung recruitment are described. Recent updates discussed in this review help support its increasingly indispensable role in the emergent and critical care setting.

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