DURING the past fifteen years there has been a dramatic decline in the incidence of empyema. This decrease is related to the early treatment of pneumonia with antibiotics, frequently outside hospitals ...

Empyema often co-occurs with pneumonia and refers to the presence of pus in the pleural space. There is a range of therapeutic options available for the management of empyema, the primary aim being to ...

Although treatable, empyema is a potentially deadly accumulation of pus around the lungs, occurring most commonly as a complication of pneumonia. To better manage this disease in the face of rising ...

Chest tube drainage is the first step in the management of complicated pleural effusions that have turned into empyema. In cases where adequate drainage cannot be provided or deloculation is required, ...

Rib-trephining was suggested to me by Dr. Hugh Cabot, who states that the method has been employed by a Norwegian (written in connection with Dalton Scholarship, 1910–11), whose name he does not ...

A team of doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), has conducted a study on the surgical outcome of thoracic empyema patients. He added, “Its has been observed ...

The guidelines include information on disease presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) has released evidence-based guidelines for the management of ...

Empyema is defined as a collection of pus in the pleural space and is a form of purulent (infected), pleural effusion. Pleural effusion refers to the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the ...