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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY OF PLEURAL
INFECTION This section provides background information for reference, interest and to set …

Background More than 30% of patients with pleural infection either die or require surgery.
Drainage of infected fluid is key to successful treatment, but intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy …

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

Objective.—To systematically review the medical literature on the prognosis and outcomes
of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data Sources.—A MEDLINE …

Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia were issued on behalf of
the Infectious Diseases Society of America in April 1998. The present version represents a …

Background Intrapleural fibrinolytic agents are used in the drainage of infected pleural-fluid
collections. This use is based on small trials that did not have the statistical power to …

We review the literature on the use of point‐of‐care ultrasound to evaluate and manage
pleural effusions. Point‐of‐care ultrasound is more sensitive than physical exam and chest …

Evidence: The literature review revealed 24 articleseligible for full review by the panel, 19 of
which dealt with theprimary management approach to PPE and 5 with a rescue approach …

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 …