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Empyema thoracis in patients undergoing emergent closed tube thoracostomy for thoracic trauma
Authors:A C Eddy  G K Luna  M Copass
Affiliation:Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98194.
Abstract:
The vast majority of thoracic trauma victims require only observation or tube thoracostomy for definitive treatment of their thoracic injury. Although tube thoracostomy is generally considered a limited intervention, 2 to 25 percent of patients who undergo this procedure develop infectious complications. To determine the incidence and risk factors for the development of empyema thoracis after tube thoracostomy, a retrospective study was undertaken. We found that the development of empyema thoracis was increased in patients whose pleural space was incompletely drained and whose thoracic catheters were in place for a prolonged period.
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