Empyema thoracis presented as giant back abscess

Karim, Siti Hafzan Abd; Zain, Wan Zainira Wan; Hashim, Mohd Nizam Mohd; Zakaria, Andee Dzulkarnaen; Hayati, Firdaus; Ng, Chiak Yot

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.030

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“…All those patients were recruited in which Stage-I empyema thoracic was diagnosed by a consultant general or thoracic surgeon in liaison with pulmonology or medical team with the help of clinical and radiological findings. 12 Whole team was on board to decide for insertion of chest tube, which was inserted on the affected side under aseptic techniques (Ultrasound guided in dependent most intercostal space). It was removed when the lung expanded fully on chest radiography.…”

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Comparison of Morbidity Associated with the use of Large Versus Small-Bore Chest Tubes in Patients Managed for Stage-I Empyema Thoracis

Usman,

Wyne,

Mir

et al. 2023

PAFMJ

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Objective: To compare pain and other complications with the use of large versus small-bore chest tubes in patients managed for Stage-I empyema thoracis. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Multan Pakistan, from Jan 2015 to Jan 2022. Methodology: The study was conducted at the Trauma and Surgery Department. Files and charts of patients who were managed for Stage-I empyema thoracic in our hospital during the study period were assessed in detail. Patients were divided into two groups based on the size of the chest tube inserted to manage empyema thoracic. The presence of post-operative pain, obstruction, dislodgment and tube site infection were compared in both groups. Results: Out of 90 patients of Stage-I empyema thoracic, 43(47.8%) were inserted in small-bore chest tubes, while 47(52.2%) were inserted in large-bore chest tubes. Post-procedural pain was found significantly more in patients inserted in large chest tubes than those inserted in small bore tubes (p-value-0.018). All other complications did not differ statistically significantly in both groups. Conclusion: Most patients in both groups did not show significant complications after the chest tube insertion. Small chest tubes were better in terms of less post-procedural pain than large chest tubes, but other complications were not significantly different in both groups.Key words: Chest tube, Empyema, Pain, Thoracis.

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