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Acute empyema

心胸外科

Common symptoms

液气胸、寒战、胸痛、肺部感染、胸腔积液、呼吸困难、胸闷、乏力、呼吸音减弱

The pathology of disease

Acute empyema is acute purulent infection of pleural space; fever; chest pain; dyspnea; requires drainage.

Symptoms

High fever; chest pain; dyspnea; cough; leukocytosis; pleural effusion

Causes

Bacterial pneumonia complication; Strep pneumo; Staph; anaerobes.

Treatment

Antibiotics; chest tube drainage; fibrinolytics; VATS decortication

Dept

Thoracic surgery / respiratory.

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