Objective: To determine the comparative effectiveness of common pleural drainage procedures for treatment of pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic effusion (ie, complicated pneumonia). Design: ...

Boerhaave syndrome is a pressure-induced rupture of the esophageal wall and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. 1,2 Due to the rapid development and severe clinical course of Boerhaave ...

Pleural effusions complicate up to 57% of bacterial pneumonias. They vary in severity, ranging from uncomplicated effusions to empyema. Some require only antibiotics and observation, while others ...

Lung scraping involves removing air or excess fluid from the pleural space. The pleural space is the area between the lungs and the chest wall. The medical term for lung scraping is thoracentesis.

A 43-year-old man with sepsis caused by empyema of the left pleural cavity was transferred to our department from another medical center for treatment of pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) secondary to ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities. The process consists of injecting polyurethane foams into the lungs with a self-expanding and self-modelling capacity ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pleural Dynamics, a medical device company that is building solutions for recurrent fluid collections in the body, announced today that the final patient in “The ACES™ ...

Author Ram Gulrajani, BSc, Asthma Dip, COPD Dip, RSCN, RGN, is respiratory nurse specialist, West Essex PCT. Abstract Gulrajani, R. (2008) Avoiding hospital admission to drain pleural effusions. This ...