Management of parapneumonic effusions in pediatrics: current practice.
Pneumonia with associated complex pleural disease is a cause of significant morbidity among hospitalized children. The management of this patient population continues to be a challenge and varies even among single institutions. The article presented here reviews the management goals for pediatric patients hospitalized with complex parapneumonic effusions and provides updated summaries of both medical and surgical therapies.
Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. sarah.mcbride@childrens.harvard.edu
Sarah C
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McBride
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents