A Clinical Study of Management and Outcome in Empyema Thoracis in a South Indian Teaching Hospital
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Empyema thoracis is a pyogenic or suppurative infecton of the pleural space. Empyema is the most common exudative type of pleural effusion. Empyema is never a primary disease, often it is difficult to arrive at primary focus of infection, Empyema thoracis is the one of the commonest suppurative lung disease commonly seen in this country in chronic ally ill debilitated patients suffering with diabetes mellitus, immunecomprimised state, alcoholism and tuberculosis. Medical management is limited to culture specific antibiotics. but the role of intercostals tube drainage and appropriate surgical procedures like de-cortication are important for the appropriate timing. In this background we submit this study of incidence and management of Empyema Thoracis in a tertiary care hospital.
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Seshagiri Rao Damaraju
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