A pleural effusion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It can pose a
diagnostic dilemma to the treating physician because it may be related to disorders of the …

" Medical" thoracoscopy as compared with" surgical" thoracoscopy (which is more precisely
known as video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)) has the advantage that it can be …

The British Thoracic Society first published management guidelines for community acquired
pneumonia in children in 2002 and covered available evidence to early 2000. These …

Since the 2003 guideline, several clinically relevant studies have been published, allowing
new recommendations regarding image guidance of pleural procedures with clear benefits …

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 …

• Aspiration should not be performed for bilateral effusions in a clinical setting strongly
suggestive of a pleural transudate, unless there are atypical features or they fail to respond …

There is great variation worldwide in the man-agement of patients with pleural infection, and
approaches differ between physicians. 1–14 In the UK up to 40% of empyema patients come …

The aim of this study is to review the current evidence on the diagnosis and management of
empyema. The American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials …

Study objective To review our experience in treatment of complicated parapneumonic
effusion and pleural empyema by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Design …

Intrapleural administration of fibrinolytic agents has been shown to be effective and safe in
the treatment of loculated parapneumonic pleural effusions. However, controlled studies of …