American Journal of Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017

  • Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Several Diseases of Thoracic Surgery in 1412 Patients

    Un-Chol Kwon, Hyon-Jong Kim, Hwan-Su Riu, Kwang-Hak Ju, Un Song, Gee-Yong Ri, Il-Su Jo

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 24-27
    Received: 24 February 2017
    Accepted: 31 March 2017
    Published: 15 April 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajprm.20170202.12
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    Abstract: Bauckground: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) is applied in the almost diseases of Thoracic Surgery in the world, and became a standard approach that the patients enthusiastically hope, because VATS can reduce the invasion of operation, the duration of hospitalization and aesthetically satisfy in all patients. We retrospectively reviewed... Show More
  • Epidemiological Factors and Preventable Tuberculosis Transmission in a Hospital Setting in Malaysia

    Thana Sehgaran Shanmugam, Nyanamalar Sivapalan, Nirmalatiban Parthiban, Tha Shanmuga Sundari Thana Sehgaran, Puvanewari Subramanian

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 28-32
    Received: 05 March 2017
    Accepted: 05 April 2017
    Published: 03 May 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajprm.20170202.13
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    Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health challenge in Malaysia. Delay in diagnosing and treating TB patients are associated with TB transmission. These treatment delays can be reduced by identifying and managing the contributing epidemiological factors. This study measured the magnitude of the delays in TB treatment in terms of patient delay, medical v... Show More