BACKGROUND Parapneumonic empyema continues to be a disease of significant morbidity and mortality among children despite recent advances in medical management. To date, only a limited number of studies have assessed the burden of empyema in Asia. METHODS We surveyed medical records of four representative large pediatric hospitals in China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam using ICD-10 diagnostic cod...

Bacterial pneumonia with empyema is a serious complication of influenza and commonly resulted in death during the 1918 influenza pandemic. We hypothesize that deaths caused by parapneumonic empyema are increasing in Utah once again despite advances in critical care and the availability of antimicrobial drugs and new vaccines. In this study, we analyzed the historical relationship between deaths...

A 13 month old gir! with bilateral subdural empyema that was shown to be caused by Salmoneila paratyphi A is presented. Twenty-four cases of subdural empyema caused by Salmoneila species/strains are reported in literature. Subdural empyema that is caused by Salmoneila paratyphi A has not been deseribed previously. Treatment consists of surgical decompression by craniotomy and systemic antibioti...

Background Empyema is a complication of bacterial pneumonia which has a particular importance due to its significant morbidity and mortality in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic factors of empyema in children with parapneumonic pleural effusion. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-section...

Pleural empyema remains a significant medical problem today because of its significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation, and increased risk of death. The aim of this research was to share our experience in creating an animal model of pleural empyema. The model of pleural empyema appears suitable for studies on the different methods used in the treatment of empyema and in the investigation o...

OBJECTIVES Most cases of pleural empyema are caused by pulmonary infections, which are usually combined with pneumonia or lung abscess. The mortality of patients with pleural empyema remains high (up to 20%). It also contributes to higher hospital costs and longer hospital stays. We studied pleural empyema with combined lung abscess to determine if abscess was associated with mortality. METHO...

BACKGROUND Although recent reports suggest that the incidence of parapneumonic empyema has increased in several regions of the USA, national trends in disease burden are unknown. National trends in the incidence of parapneumonic empyema hospitalisations and changes in empyema by associated pathogens were examined. METHODS National hospitalisation data (1996-2008) were analysed and rates estim...

OBJECTIVE Health care databases are a valuable source for epidemiological research in respiratory diseases if diagnoses are valid. We validated the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) diagnosis of pleural empyema in the Danish National Registry of Patients (DNRP). METHODS We randomly selected hospitalized patients registered in the DNRP with a discharge diagnosis ...

BACKGROUND Pleural empyema can be subdivided into 3 stages: exudative, multiloculated, and organizing. In the absence of clear septation, antibiotics plus simple drainage of pleural fluid is often sufficient treatment, whereas clear septation often requires more invasive treatment. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to report our experience and analyze the safety and efficacy of medical tho...