Pseudocyst of the lung due to traumatic nonpenetrating lung injury

Pearl, Marilyn; Milstein, Mona; Rook, George D.

doi:10.1016/0022-3468(73)90028-6

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“…These posttraumatic pneumatoceles or pseudocysts are uncommon, and are diagnosed almost exclusively in children and young adult victims of major blunt chest trauma. [36][37][38][39] Whether this is because the bronchi in this age group are softer and more compliant than in older individuals, or because the rapidity of the healing process favors this complication is unclear. Posttraumatic pneumatoceles and pseudocysts usually follow a benign course, though they occasionally become infected and lead to overwhelming, sometimes lethal sepsis.…”

Section: Early Pneumoniamentioning

confidence: 99%

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in the Postoperative Setting

Yaffe¹,

Fink²

1997

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia in the postoperative or trauma patient is a common and troublesome complication. A variety of patient factors such as smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), morbid obesity, and poor overall medical condition, along with therapeutic interventions such as abdominal and thoracic operations, the need for prolonged intubation and mechanical ventilation, and postoperative changes in respiratory mechanics increase the risk for nosocomial pneumonia in surgical patients. Establishing the diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia in this group of patients is notoriously difficult, since systemic signs of inflammation and radiographic changes of atelectasis or chest trauma that mimic infectious infiltrates are common. Early-onset and late-onset pneumonia in these patients have different associated risk factors, microbiology, and prognosis. Late-onset pneumonia in both postoperative and trauma patients is associated with significant mortality. A variety of preventive measures such as selective digestive decontamination, continuous postural oscillation, and preoperative respiratory muscle training may be beneficial in selected circumstances.

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Section: Early Pneumoniamentioning

confidence: 99%