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Parapneumonic effusions occur in 20 to 40% of patients who are hospitalized with
pneumonia. The mortality rate in patients with a parapneumonic effusion is higher than that …

Background In hospital practice, pleural aspiration (thoracocentesis) and chest drain
insertion may be required in many different clinical settings for a variety of indications …

Patients with primary pneumothorax are best initially treated with aspiration and, if this is
successful, hospitalization is usually not necessary. Patients with secondary pneumothorax …

This guideline has assessed available evidence and attempted to gauge consensus opinion
where evidence is unavailable. The lack of paediatric data, in particular from randomised …

The value of ultrasound techniques in examination of the pleurae and lungs has been
underestimated over recent decades. One explanation for this is the assumption that the …

Background The optimal choice of chest tube size for the treatment of pleural infection is
unknown, with only small cohort studies reported describing the efficacy and adverse events …

Background: The role of intrapleural fibrinolytic agents in the treatment of childhood
empyema has not been established. A randomised double blind placebo controlled trial of …

Approximately 1 million patients develop parapneumonic effusions (PPEs) annually in the
United States. The outcome of these effusions is related to the interval between the onset of …

This review discusses real-time pulmonary ultrasonography (US) for the practicing
pulmonologist. US supplements chest radiography and chest CT scanning. Major …