MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC EMPYEMA: REVIEW OF 112 CASES

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

VAZIRI MOHAMMAD; ABED OMMOLBANIN

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: ACTA MEDICA IRANICA Year:2012 | Volume:50 | Issue:3 Page(s): 203-207

Download Full-Text

View:

315

Download:

219

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC EMPYEMA: REVIEW OF 112 CASES

Author(s)

VAZIRI MOHAMMAD | ABED OMMOLBANIN | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

EMPYEMA

PLEURAL

THORACOTOMY

DECORTICATION

Abstract

To review our experience in treatment of patients with thoracic EMPYEMA at a teaching hospital chart of patients were retrospectively reviewed over a 72-month period. A total of 112 patients (94 men, 18 women, mean age: 39, range: 6-89 years) underwent therapeutic procedures for thoracic EMPYEMA between 2001-2006. The causes of EMPYEMA included parapneumonic EMPYEMA (60.7%), thoracic trauma (20.5%), surgical procedures (7.1%) and seeding from an extra-pulmonary source (11.7%). Multiloculated EMPYEMAs were documented in 45 patients (40%). Insertion of chest tube was the first procedure in 103 patients (92%).Nineteen patients (17%) were treated by THORACOTOMY, ten patients (8.9%) had fibrinolytic therapy, eight patients (7.2%) underwent video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and sixteen patients (14.3%) had subsequent radiologic-guided drainage.Thoracotomy-Decortication was successful in 90% of patients undergoing surgery and the least successful intervention was tube thoracostomy alone. Twelve of 112 patients (10.7%) died in the hospital including one patient in the THORACOTOMY group. Long-term follow-up was available in 67 patients including all of patients requiring surgery and fibrinolytic therapy. Thirty four patients (50%) obtained complete functional recovery.Simple drainage as the first procedure for the treatment of thoracic EMPYEMA has a high failure rate.Selection of a therapeutic option should be based on age, underlying disease, stage of the EMPYEMA, state of the loculation, local expertise and availability.Surgical procedures such as VATS or THORACOTOMY are recommended as the first procedure in elderly patients and advanced EMPYEMA.

Cites

No record.

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

VAZIRI, MOHAMMAD, & ABED, OMMOLBANIN. (2012). MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC EMPYEMA: REVIEW OF 112 CASES. ACTA MEDICA IRANICA, 50(3), 203-207. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/278508/en

Vancouver: Copy

VAZIRI MOHAMMAD, ABED OMMOLBANIN. MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC EMPYEMA: REVIEW OF 112 CASES. ACTA MEDICA IRANICA[Internet]. 2012;50(3):203-207. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/278508/en

IEEE: Copy

MOHAMMAD VAZIRI, and OMMOLBANIN ABED, “MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC EMPYEMA: REVIEW OF 112 CASES,” ACTA MEDICA IRANICA, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 203–207, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/278508/en

Related Journal Papers

No record.

Related Seminar Papers

No record.

Related Plans

No record.

Recommended Workshops