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Management of parapneumonic pleural effusion
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2001Parapneumonic pleural effusion is a common and potentially serious complication of pneumonia. The management of parapneumonic pleural effusion involves early diagnosis, adequate empiric antibiotic cover, and appropriate risk categorization. High-risk patients require safe and expedient drainage of the infected pleural space.
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Management of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions
American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1993Pneumonia remains one of the most common infections in both the community and the hospital (1), and it is associated with a 36 to 57% incidence of pleural effusions (2-4), resulting in an estimated one million people a year in the United States developing parapneumonic effusions. Parapneumonic effusions (pleural fluids associated with pneumonia) may be
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Management of Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema
Clinics in Chest MedicinePleural infection, involving bacterial invasion of the pleural space, often stems from pneumonia but can occur independently. The 2 tenets of management are antibiotics and chest drainage, with intrapleural enzyme therapy or surgery required in select cases.
Malvika, Bhatnagar +3 more
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Parapneumonic effusion and empyema
Therapeutische Umschau, 2001Parapneumonische Pleuraergüsse finden sich bei bis zu 40% der Pneumonienpatienten. In der Regel stellen sie jedoch kein klinisches Problem dar. Ist bei einem pneumonischen Krankheitsbild auf dem Röntgenbild des Thorax oder in der sonographischen Untersuchung ein Erguss nachweisbar, dessen Ausdehnung eine gefahrlose Punktion (Thorakozentese) möglich ...
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Diagnosis of pleural empyema/parapneumonic effusion by next-generation sequencing
Infectious Diseases, 2021Yoshiki Shiraishi +2 more
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Fibrinolytics in Parapneumonic Effusions/Empyemas
Chest, 2014George, Thommi +2 more
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Parapneumonic effusions and empyema.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 1997Thoracic empyema remains a significant medical problem in 1996. Patients in whom empyema develops suffer significant morbidity, frequently require prolonged hospitalizations, and are at an increased risk of death. In this review of parapneumonic effusions and empyema, four topics are discussed: diagnosis of empyema, the organisms responsible for ...
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