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Empyema thoracis: a ten-year experience.

C J Wehr, R B Adkins

    Southern Medical Journal
    |February 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    A staged surgical approach effectively manages thoracic empyema. Early, stepwise interventions like drainage and decortication lead to high treatment success rates in empyema patients.

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    Area of Science:

    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Pulmonary Medicine
    • Infectious Diseases

    Background:

    • Thoracic empyema presents a significant clinical challenge.
    • Effective management strategies are crucial for patient outcomes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the efficacy of a systematic, stepwise management approach for thoracic empyema.
    • To analyze treatment outcomes based on the etiology and stage of intervention.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of 50 patients with thoracic empyema over a ten-year period.
    • Implementation of a stepwise management protocol: thoracentesis, closed thoracostomy tube drainage, open drainage, and finally thoracotomy with pleural decortication.
    • Categorization of empyema by cause: pneumonia, posttraumatic, and postoperative.

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    Main Results:

    • Overall treatment success rate of 85%, with a 15% mortality rate (6 deaths).
    • Pneumonia-related empyemas (27 cases) often resolved with open drainage (14), but 5 required decortication.
    • Posttraumatic empyemas (10 cases) showed high success with open drainage (8), with 2 needing decortication.
    • Postoperative empyemas (9 cases) were managed with both closed (3) and open drainage (6).
    • Causative organism did not influence the outcome.

    Conclusions:

    • Early, staged surgical management of thoracic empyema is highly successful.
    • Adequate drainage and obliteration of the empyema space are essential for resolution.
    • The presented stepwise approach offers an effective strategy for managing diverse empyema cases.