Journal article
Guided percutaneous drainage for posttraumatic empyema thoracis
Surgery, Vol.117(3), pp.282-287
1995
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(05)80203-X
PMID: 7878534
Abstract
Background. Guided percutaneous drainage (GPD) is used in the management of posttraumatic empyema thoracis; however, its equivalence to decortication has not been evaluated.
Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 12 patients who underwent GPD and nine who were treated with decortication.
Results. No primarily GPD-managed empyemas necessitated a subsequent thoracotomy. The size and number of fibrinopurulent loculations treated by each technique were equivalent. Sterile purulent collections were found in 55.6% of decortication-treated patients and in 33% of patients who underwent GPD. Intrapleural analgesia was administered to 71.4% of decortication-treated patients and 28.6% of GPD-treated patients. Five patients undergoing decortication required patients. The catheter was left in place at discharge in 41.6% of GPD-treated patients and was removed on an outpatient basis.
Conclusions. The efficacy of GPD in handling loculated pleural space infections equals that of decortication. An intensive care unit stay is avoided. The ability to discharge patients with external drainage catheters and the decreased requirement of pain control should reduce the number of inpatient hospital days. GPD is an effective first-line approach for posttraumatic empyema thoracis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Guided percutaneous drainage for posttraumatic empyema thoracis
- Creators
- Ernest F.J BlockOrlando C KirtonJimmy WindsorMark Kestner
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Surgery, Vol.117(3), pp.282-287
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0039-6060(05)80203-X
- PMID
- 7878534
- NLM abbreviation
- Surgery
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
- eISSN
- 1532-7361
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1995
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984007299602771
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