title: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: Shen.KRobert@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: K Robert
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bribriesco
authors.affiliation: SIU Healthcare, Department of Surgery, Springfield, Ill.
authors.forename: Traves
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denlinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eby
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eiken
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, New York, NY.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Toronto General Hospital, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Shaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshavjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, NJ.
authors.forename: Subroto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kozower
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D032921:Consensus; D004322:Drainage / Q000592:standards; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards; D000069258:Thoracentesis / Q000592:standards; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000592:standards; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents