Successful treatment of empyema with thoracocenteses and intrapleural antibiotics.
Daily thoracocentesis and treatment with an appropriate antibiotic instilled into the pleural space, continued until the returns are clear, may still have a significant role in the treatment of empyema, thereby avoiding the discomforts and disadvantages of chest tube insertion.
D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004653:Empyema / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D002981:Clindamycin