Table 1 summarizes the surgical infections observed and the analysis of differences between groups. Patients who developed one or more postoperative infections were 17/346 (4.9%); since five patients ...

Chest tube drainage is the first step in the management of complicated pleural effusions that have turned into empyema. In cases where adequate drainage cannot be provided or deloculation is required, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most children with empyema can be treated with chest tube drainage, according to recent study findings published ...

Thoracoscopy is a novel technique which uses a video camera system to operate inside the chest cavity for a wide variety of lung/chest conditions. The use of camera systems reduces the requirement for ...

The tragic misconceptions are many -- if you are a victim of lung disease including cancer, the writing is on the wall for you. There is no hope only despair because there is no treatment in Sri Lanka ...

This study of 346 consecutive patients confirms that VATS surgery can be performed with low morbidity and no mortality. The cumulative incidence of postoperative infections (including surgical site ...