[HTML][HTML] Pneumomediastinum

…, V Karavasilis, S Lampaki, I Kioumis… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pneumomediastinum is a condition in which air is present in the mediastinum. This condition
can result from physical trauma or other situations that lead to air escaping from the lungs, …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS): current literature review

…, K Porpodis, D Spyratos, I Kioumis… - Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic diseases, very
common in general population. These obstructive airway illnesses are manifested with chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Lung abscess-etiology, diagnostic and treatment options

…, K Tsirgogianni, D Tsavlis, I Kioumis… - Annals of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue and formation of cavities (more
than 2 cm) containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection. It can be …

[HTML][HTML] Airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, P Zarogoulidis, D Spyratos, I Kioumis… - Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory airway disease whose
incidence and mortality increases every year. It is associated with an abnormal inflammatory …

Genetic prediction of ICU hospitalization and mortality in COVID‐19 patients using artificial neural networks

…, A Veleni, E Rapti, I Kioumis… - Journal of cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is an unmet need of models for early prediction of morbidity and mortality of Coronavirus
disease‐19 (COVID‐19). We aimed to a) identify complement‐related genetic variants …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumothorax: from definition to diagnosis and treatment

P Zarogoulidis, I Kioumis, G Pitsiou… - Journal of thoracic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pneumothorax is an urgent situation that has to be treated immediately upon diagnosis.
Pneumothorax is divided to primary and secondary. A primary pneumothorax is considered the …

[HTML][HTML] Barotrauma and pneumothorax

…, V Karavasilis, S Lampaki, I Kioumis… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between
a gas space inside, or in contact with the body, and the surrounding fluid. This situation …

Genetic justification of severe COVID-19 using a rigorous algorithm

…, S Grigoriadis, E Rapti, D Chloros, I Kioumis… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest excessive complement activation in severe coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
The latter shares common characteristics with complement-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Pacemaker insertion

M Kotsakou, I Kioumis, G Lazaridis… - Annals of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A pacemaker (PM)(or artificial PM, so as not to be confused with the heart’s natural PM) is a
medical device that uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contracting the heart …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumothorax as a complication of central venous catheter insertion

N Tsotsolis, K Tsirgogianni, I Kioumis… - Annals of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The central venous catheter (CVC) is a catheter placed into a large vein in the neck [internal
jugular vein (IJV)], chest (subclavian vein or axillary vein) or groin (femoral vein). There are …