Chapter-125 Empyema Thoracis: Management Algorithm
BOOK TITLE: Algorithms in Pediatrics
Author
1. Shah Rasik S
2. Reddy Suyodhan A
ISBN
9789351521600
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/13030_126
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1.
PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
SRCC Children’s Hospital, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2.
BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
parapneumonic pleural effusion,
empyema thoracis,
empyema,
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery,
thoracotomy,
VATS,
intercostal drainage