Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury

Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury

BACKGROUND: Empyema complicates tube thoracostomy following trauma in up to 10% of cases. Studies of potential risk factors of empyema have included use of antibiotics, site of injury and technique of chest tube placement. Residual fluid has also been cited as a risk factor for empyema, although the...

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Main Authors: Riyad Karmy-Jones, Michele Holevar, Ryan J Sullivan, Ani Fleisig, Gregory J Jurkovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/918951
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spelling doaj-51c9f6b5e1614171a68c710f1f0645602021-07-02T13:48:18ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-0115525525810.1155/2008/918951Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic InjuryRiyad Karmy-Jones0Michele Holevar1Ryan J Sullivan2Ani Fleisig3Gregory J Jurkovich4Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USADepartment of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USADepartment of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USADepartment of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USADepartment of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USABACKGROUND: Empyema complicates tube thoracostomy following trauma in up to 10% of cases. Studies of potential risk factors of empyema have included use of antibiotics, site of injury and technique of chest tube placement. Residual fluid has also been cited as a risk factor for empyema, although the imaging technique to identify this varies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/918951
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Ani Fleisig
Gregory J Jurkovich
Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury
Canadian Respiratory Journal
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Michele Holevar
Ryan J Sullivan
Ani Fleisig
Gregory J Jurkovich
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title Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury
title_short Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury
title_full Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury
title_fullStr Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury
title_full_unstemmed Residual Hemothorax after Chest Tube Placement Correlates with Increased Risk of Empyema Following Traumatic Injury
title_sort residual hemothorax after chest tube placement correlates with increased risk of empyema following traumatic injury
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2008-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Empyema complicates tube thoracostomy following trauma in up to 10% of cases. Studies of potential risk factors of empyema have included use of antibiotics, site of injury and technique of chest tube placement. Residual fluid has also been cited as a risk factor for empyema, although the imaging technique to identify this varies.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/918951
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