Empyema

Research from Emory University has provided new information about empyema

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 14th, 2008

"Postsurgical chronic empyema continues to present a complicated treatment scenario for thoracic and reconstructive surgeons. Muscle flaps are an important option in the management of complex thoracic wounds," scientists writing in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery report.

"This study was designed to report the Emory experience with muscle flaps for the management of complex postsurgical empyema. The authors also present their treatment algorithm for managing empyema thoracis. The authors retrospectively reviewed the charts of 55 patients requiring different treatment modalities, including muscle flap transposition. Patients were divided into four...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-02-14)

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