Treatment Trends and Outcomes in US Hospital Stays of Children With Empyema

201325 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Kristin A. Shadman · United Hospital Center

Abstract

US hospital stays for empyema in children not only continued to increase through 2009 but were also characterized by more intense procedural management. Outcomes results in this population-based study are consistent with practice guidelines and recommendations that recently endorsed chest tube drainage as an acceptable first treatment option for most children with empyema.

Topics & Keywords

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Nosocomial Infections in ICU

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volume 33, Issue 5, pp. 431-436

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000131

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