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Empyema: an increasing concern in Canada.

Christian Finley1, Joanne Clifton, J Mark Fitzgerald

  • 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. christianfinley@shaw.ca

Canadian Respiratory Journal
|March 21, 2008
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Empyema incidence is rising in Canada, particularly among children under 19. This trend highlights a need for increased physician awareness and targeted interventions for this vulnerable pediatric population.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Empyema, a serious pleural space infection, can lead to prolonged hospitalization, aggressive treatments, and increased morbidity/mortality if not promptly managed.
  • Understanding trends in empyema incidence is crucial for public health planning and resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if the incidence of empyema has increased in Canada.
  • To investigate if any specific age groups are disproportionately affected by changes in empyema rates.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Discharge Abstract Database from the Canadian Institute for Health Information for national empyema data analysis.
  • Employed Poisson regression to analyze age-standardized incidence rate ratios over a nine-year study period (1995-2003).

Main Results:

  • Identified 11,294 empyema cases; medical and unknown-cause empyema incidence significantly increased.
  • Overall age-standardized incidence rate increased by 2.5% annually.
  • The incidence rate ratio (IRR) for patients under 19 was 2.20, significantly higher than the 1.23 IRR for those over 19.

Conclusions:

  • Empyema rates are increasing in Canada, with a notable shift in disease patterns.
  • The pediatric population (<19 years) shows a disproportionately higher rate of increase, identifying them as a high-risk group.
  • Physician education is vital to manage the growing burden of empyema, especially in an aging adult population with unknown causes.