The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun;153(6):e129-e146. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.01.030. Epub 2017 Feb 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Consensus
  • Drainage / standards
  • Empyema, Pleural / diagnostic imaging
  • Empyema, Pleural / surgery*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Societies, Medical / standards
  • Thoracentesis / standards
  • Thoracic Surgery / standards*
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / standards
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / standards*
  • Thoracotomy / standards
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fibrinolytic Agents