The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema

KR Shen, A Bribriesco, T Crabtree, C Denlinger… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2017 - jtcvs.org
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Management of pleural infection in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010

HE Davies, RJO Davies, CWH Davies - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY OF PLEURAL
INFECTION This section provides background information for reference, interest and to set …

Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection

NM Rahman, NA Maskell, A West, R Teoh… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background More than 30% of patients with pleural infection either die or require surgery.
Drainage of infected fluid is key to successful treatment, but intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy …

Surgical versus non‐surgical management for pleural empyema

MD Redden, TY Chin… - Cochrane Database of …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Empyema refers to pus in the pleural space, commonly due to adjacent
pneumonia, chest wall injury, or a complication of thoracic surgery. A range of therapeutic …

EACTS expert consensus statement for surgical management of pleural empyema

M Scarci, U Abah, P Solli, A Page… - European journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Pleural infection is a frequent clinical condition. Prompt treatment has been shown to reduce
hospital costs, morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in treatment have been variably …

Thoracoscopic decortication vs tube thoracostomy with fibrinolysis for empyema in children: a prospective, randomized trial

SDS Peter, K Tsao, C Harrison, MA Jackson… - Journal of pediatric …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Management of empyema has been debated in the literature for decades.
Although both primary video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and tube thoracostomy …

The relationship between chest tube size and clinical outcome in pleural infection

NM Rahman, NA Maskell, CWH Davies, EL Hedley… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background The optimal choice of chest tube size for the treatment of pleural infection is
unknown, with only small cohort studies reported describing the efficacy and adverse events …

Management of post-traumatic retained hemothorax: a prospective, observational, multicenter AAST study

J DuBose, K Inaba, D Demetriades… - Journal of Trauma …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The natural history and optimal management of retained hemothorax (RH) after
chest tube placement is unknown. The intent of our study was to determine practice patterns …

The diagnosis and management of empyema in children: a comprehensive review from the APSA Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee

S Islam, CM Calkins, AB Goldin, C Chen… - Journal of pediatric …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to review the current evidence on the diagnosis and management of
empyema. The American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials …

Current surgical treatment of thoracic empyema in adults

TF Molnar - European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 2007 - academic.oup.com
A review of the recent literature on treatment modalities of adult thoracic empyema was
conducted in order to expose the controversies and verify where consensus exists. Critical …