Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a surgical technique currently used to treat end-stage knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Its effectiveness in relieving pain and improving knee joint function has been widely recognized [1]. As a more invasive open orthopedic surgery, tka...

Abdominal infectious complications associated with the dislocation of intraperitoneal part of drainage tube and poor drainage after major surgeries Abstract Abdominal drainage, serving as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool, has been widely applied to prevent...

Randomized Trials Describing Lung Inflammation after Pleurodesis with Talc of Varying Particle Size We report two trials describing whether talc pleurodesis with a mean particle size of less than 15 um (“mixed” talc) produces more lung and systemic inflammation than...

Malignant pleural effusion is a common complication of advanced-stage tumors, caused by primary malignant tumors of the pleura or metastasis of malignant tumors to the pleura. Malignant pleural effusion is most commonly secondary to pleural metastasis, with lung...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a pleural effusion that is caused by a malignant tumor originating in the pleura or by a metastatic malignant tumor from another site that has invaded the pleura. MPE is associated with poor prognosis. Members of the Pleural and...