Revista medico-chirurgicală̆ a Societă̆ţ̜ii de Medici ş̧i Naturaliş̧ti din Iaş̧i
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Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi · Oct 2012
Clinical TrialAngiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and pulmonary hypertension.
To evaluate the efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors Enalapril, Fosonopril and Moexipril on mean and systolic pulmonary artery pressure. ⋯ the quantitative estimation revealed the considerable reduction in pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) (from 46.3 +/- 3.3 mmHg at baseline to 32.1 +/- 2.6 mmHg after treatment, p < 0.01) and MPAP - from 26.7 +/- 3.2 mmHg at baseline to 23.2 +/- 2.6 mmHg after treatment, p
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Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi · Oct 2012
Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing intrathoracic infections, after thoracostomy, for traumatic haemo/pneumothorax - experience of Oradea county emergency hospital.
The aim of the paper is to observe the effectiveness of prophylactic administration of antibacterials against empyema and pneumonia after tube thoracostomy for traumatic collections. ⋯ Antibiotic prophylaxis for intrathoracic infections after tube thoracostomy for traumatic collections was justified by case severity and risk factors and was effective and cost-efficient, but it should be administered selectively.