Progress of treatment of infected pleural effusion in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2015.04.014
- VernacularTitle:儿童感染性胸腔积液的治疗进展
- Author:
Changfu XU
;
Changchong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pleural effusion;
Antibiotics;
Drainage;
Plasminogen activator;
Surgery
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2015;(4):413-415,416
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Children′s infected pleural effusion refers to any of the pleural effusions caused by infection, the common pathogens include bacterium,mycoplasma and bacillus tuberculosis. The treatments of pleural effu-sion are general treatment,anti-infection drugs ( including antibiotics or antituberculosis drugs) ,thoracic puncture drainage,or combination of plasminogen-activator, electronic thoracoscopy ( video-assisted thoracic surgery, VATS) and thoracic surgery (pleural decortication,modified thoracoplasty surgery,pleural pneumonectomy). This article reviews recent progress in each method of treatments about the indications,effects and prognosis of the disease.
