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Thoracic Surgery PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To minimize the risk of therapeutic and diagnostic actions ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Kulsara RustemovaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tuberculosis PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health concern worldwide. Studies have shown an association between TB and venous thromboembolism (VTE); however, the significance of this association has not been investigated. Despite the increased risk of VTE among patients with TB, to our knowledge, the significance of in-hospital VTE in these patients has not been investigated. We sought to compare the risk factors profile and in-hospital outcomes of hospitalized patients with TB who had coexisting in-hospital VTE versus those who did not have coexisting VTE. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ahmadreza Moradi, Azin Mohebi-Nejad, Seyed-Mohammad Abooturabi, Behzad Yaghoubi, Shahrzad Shemirani, Payam Tabarsi, Neda Behzadnia, Mehdi Esmaili-Khansari, Mohammadreza Masjedi, Ehsan Chitsaz, Behnood Bikdeli, Babak Sharif-KashaniNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care Posters IISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To determine the characteristics of patients with community-acquired pneumonia and mild acute respiratory distress syndrome (CAP-mild ARDS) who require ICU admission. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Laura Novella, Francisco Sanz, Estrella Fernández-Fabrellas, Ángela Cervera, Maria Luisa Briones, María Carmen Aguar, Ruben Lera, Eusebi Chiner, Javier Berraondo, Susana Herrera, Cristina Miralles, Marí Climent, Dolores Martinez, Lucia Gil, José BlanquerNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Small airways disease is a hallmark in adults with persistent asthma, but little is known about small airways function in children with mild asthma and normal spirometry. We assessed ventilation heterogeneity, a marker of small airways function, with an easy tidal breath single-breath washout (SBW) technique in school-aged children with mild asthma and normal FEV1 and healthy age-matched control subjects. ⋯ Abnormal acinar ventilation heterogeneity in one-third of the children suggests that small airways disease may be present despite rare and mild asthma symptoms and normal spirometry. The easy tidal SBW technique has considerable potential as a clinical and research outcome in children with asthma.
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PediatricsSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: Necrotizing Pneumonia is a rare complication of bacterial pulmonary infection in children that has become more prevalent since the introduction of antibiotics. The treatment with appropriate antibiotics resolve the clinical course of necrotizing pneumonia in children, nevertheless, a small number of patients might need surgical treatment. The objective of this study is to present the results of the conservative surgical approach: Lung Necrosectomy, in children with necrotizing pneumonia. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Francina Bolaños, Patricio Santillán Doherty, Luis Marcelo Argote Greene, Maria Elena Aguilar, Santibañez Sandoval José alfredo, Maria del Socorro Ortiz GeaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.