Abstract |
The diagnosis and management of pleural infection continues to improve steadily. Recent advances include: newer, smaller, and more comfortable chest drainage catheters; improved pleural pus drainage with the aid of intrapleural fibrinolytics; and improved surgical procedures including thoracoscopic surgery. The optimal size of chest drainage tube remains a matter of debate, with no large data sets available to clarify the optimal tube size. In contrast, there are now small controlled trials of sound basic methodology which suggest a therapeutic role for both fibrinolytics and thoracoscopy. Studies large enough to establish clearly the efficacy and safety of these approaches are now at the planning and recruitment stage.
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Authors | R J Davies, F V Gleeson |
Journal | Current opinion in infectious diseases
(Curr Opin Infect Dis)
Vol. 11
Issue 2
Pg. 163-8
(Apr 1998)
ISSN: 0951-7375 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17033383
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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