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Empiema [Empyema: An Update Approach]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2018
Empyema is a collection of exudative fluid in the pleural cavity associated with the occurrence of pulmonary infection. Empyema is often caused by complications of pneumonia but can also be caused by infection from elsewhere.
Helmia Hasan, Devi Ambarwati
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Closed Catheter Drainage for Klebsiella pneumoniae Empyema Necessitans

Case Reports in Surgery, 2023
Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of pneumonia, which can be seen more frequently with tuberculosis (TB). In this case report, we include a 47-year-old female with empyema necessitans; closed drainage has been sought as a sole treatment based on
Mohammed Ishaq, Abdullah Bahadi
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Minimally invasive thoracic surgery for empyema

Breathe, 2018
The widely accepted and still increasing use of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in pleuro-pulmonary pathology imposes the need to deal with two major pitfalls: the first is to avoid its unselective use, while the second relates to inappropriate ...
D. Subotic, D. Lardinois, A. Hojski
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ON EMPYEMA. [PDF]

The Lancet
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Outcomes associated with use of makyokansekito, a Japanese herbal kampo medicine, in outpatients with community‐acquired pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Although selected patients with community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be treated in outpatient settings, some exhibit an insufficient response to initial outpatient treatment resulting in subsequent hospitalizations. Laboratory and animal studies have demonstrated that makyokansekito, a Japanese herbal kampo medicine, can ...
Yuichiro Matsuo, Takuma Shibahara, Hideo Yasunaga   +2 more
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Parapneumonic Effusion Versus Pulmonary Empyema in Children: Analysis of Risk Factors and Laboratory Predictors Through a Single Center Experience

Children
Background: Parapneumonic effusion is a common complication of community-acquired pneumonia and can range from a simple inflammatory transudate to an organized purulent collection, known as empyema.
Marta Improta, Francesca Morlino, Roberta Ragucci, Carolina D’Anna, Stefania Muzzica, Vincenzo Tipo, Antonietta Giannattasio, Marco Maglione   +7 more
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Blood Culture and Pleural Fluid Culture Yields in Pediatric Empyema Patients: A Retrospective Review, 1996–2016

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2018
Empyema is a complication of community-acquired pneumonia. We conducted a retrospective analysis of empyema patients discharged from 1996 to 2016, examining culture results according to timing of antibiotic administration. Blood culture decreased from 45%
C. Stankey, A. Spaulding, Angela Doucette, K. Hamre, W. Wheeler, W. Pomputius, S. Kurachek   +6 more
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Secondary lung abscess caused by an esophagorespiratory fistula in a patient with a past history of heavy alcohol consumption

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
This case highlights the importance of considering malignancy‐related esophagorespiratory fistulas in patients with presumed aspiration‐related lung abscesses and heavy alcohol use. Abstract A man in his 60s was ultimately diagnosed with a secondary lung abscess caused by an esophagorespiratory fistula.
Shuhei Nozaki, Taku Yabuki, Taro Shimizu
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Use of tunneled pleural catheters in chronic empyema: Two case reports and brief review of the literature

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
The incidence of empyema is increasing worldwide, which, coupled with the aging global population, makes the non-surgical management of pleural space infections increasingly important.
Ilana Roberts Krumm, Yaron B. Gesthalter
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A rare case of pericarditis and pleural empyema secondary to transdiaphragmatic extension of pyogenic liver abscess

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
BackgroundTransdiaphragmatic extension of pyogenic liver abscess is the rarest cause of pericarditis and pleural empyema. It is a rapidly progressive and highly lethal infection with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated.
Eunae Cho, S. Park, C. Jun, S. Shin, E. Park, K. Lee, Seon-Young Park, C. Park, Hyun Soo Kim, S. Choi, J. Rew   +10 more
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