Management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema

Parapneumonic effusions are pleural effusions that occur in the pleural space adjacent to a bacterial pneumonia. When bacteria invade the pleural space, a complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema may result. Empyema is collection of pus in pleural cavity. If left untreated, complicated parapneu...

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Main Authors: Sarvinder Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, Ajai Kumar Tentu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=51;epage=58;aulast=Singh