title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982315 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2315, USA. rlackner@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lackner
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement; D003657:Decision Making; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000601:surgery*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors