医学
胸腔穿刺术
脓胸
回顾性队列研究
肺旁积液
胸腔镜检查
外科
胸膜疾病
胸膜脓胸
胸腔造口术
胸膜腔
病历
胸腔积液
呼吸道疾病
胸膜液
肺
内科学
气胸
出处
期刊:PubMed
日期:2001-09-01
卷期号:73 (9): 333-8
被引量:4
摘要
Pleural space disease, pleural effusions, and parapneumonic empyema present a therapeutic dilemma regarding the most appropriate medical and surgical management (i.e., performing a thoracentesis on admission versus delayed, placing a pigtail catheter versus a regular chest tube, and performing early versus late thoracoscopy). Other questions remain about early surgical intervention to decrease morbidity, shorten hospital stay, and produce cost-effective results. To define a clinical approach for a prospective study, the charts of all patients who were discharged with ICD-9 codes 511.8, 511.9, and 510.9, between June 5, 1991, and May 7, 1995, were reviewed. Thirty-one patients were identified. A database was developed and the results were analyzed. This paper presents a clinical pathway suggested by this retrospective study with cost analysis.
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