Medical and Surgical Management of Empyema
Godfrey M, Bramley K, Detterbeck F. Medical and Surgical Management of Empyema. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 361-374. PMID: 31525811, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694699.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChest TubesCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCross InfectionEmpyemaHumansThoracentesisThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedThoracotomyThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsConceptsVideo-assisted thoracic surgeryChest tube drainageCommon clinical problemIntrapleural fibrinolyticsSurgical decorticationMost patientsTube drainageClinical courseSurgical managementTherapeutic optionsThoracic surgeryPresent cliniciansPleural spaceClinical problemDisease processEarly interventionCulture resultsEarly drainagePhysiologic impactEmpyemaMultidisciplinary collaborationClear benefitCliniciansAntibioticsIntervention