 Empyema, Pleural
"Empyema, Pleural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space.
| Descriptor ID |
D016724
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.739.484 C01.539.830.305.310 C08.528.240 C08.730.265
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| Concept/Terms |
Empyema, Pleural- Empyema, Pleural
- Empyemas, Pleural
- Pleural Empyema
- Pleural Empyemas
- Empyema, Thoracic
- Empyemas, Thoracic
- Thoracic Empyema
- Thoracic Empyemas
- Pyothorax
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema, Pleural" by people in Profiles.
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Sacco Casamassima MG, Noel-MacDonnell JR, Oyetunji TA, St Peter SD. Contemporary use of fibrinolytics in the management of pediatric empyema. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Nov 04; 40(1):289.
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Svetanoff WJ, Dorman RM, Dekonenko C, Osuchukwu O, Jain S, Depala K, Myers A, Oyetunji TA, St Peter SD. Protocol-driven Antibiotic Treatment of Pediatric Empyema After Fibrinolysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 01; 40(1):44-48.
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Oyetunji TA, Dorman RM, Svetanoff WJ, Depala K, Jain S, Dekonenko C, St Peter SD. Declining frequency of thoracoscopic decortication for empyema - redefining failure after fibrinolysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Nov; 55(11):2352-2355.
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Gonzalez KW, Dalton BG, Myers AL, Newland JG, St Peter SD. Antibiotic utilization based on primary treatment of pediatric empyema. J Surg Res. 2015 Jun 15; 196(2):320-4.
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Gasior AC, Knott EM, Sharp SW, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb GW, St Peter SD. Experience with an evidence-based protocol using fibrinolysis as first line treatment for empyema in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jun; 48(6):1312-5.
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St Peter SD. Reply to Dr. Cohen and colleagues. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Apr; 48(4):899-900.
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Islam S, Calkins CM, Goldin AB, Chen C, Downard CD, Huang EY, Cassidy L, Saito J, Blakely ML, Rangel SJ, Arca MJ, Abdullah F, St Peter SD. The diagnosis and management of empyema in children: a comprehensive review from the APSA Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Nov; 47(11):2101-10.
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Ramnath RR, Heller RM, Ben-Ami T, Miller MA, Campbell P, Neblett WW, Holcomb GW, Hernanz-Schulman M. Implications of early sonographic evaluation of parapneumonic effusions in children with pneumonia. Pediatrics. 1998 Jan; 101(1 Pt 1):68-71.
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