Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA If fluid keeps building up, it is possible to have repeated chest drains. Catheter is placed called Tunneled indwelling ...

This multicenter study is the largest to evaluate the management of children hospitalized with complicated pneumonia. We found considerable variation in initial management and outcomes across ...

Thoracentesis is a procedure in which a doctor uses a needle and catheter to remove excess fluid from the space between your lungs and the wall of your chest, known as the pleural space. You might ...

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need drainage ...

Pleural effusions complicate up to 57% of bacterial pneumonias. They vary in severity, ranging from uncomplicated effusions to empyema. Some require only antibiotics and observation, while others ...

A compact design and functional device for balanced pneumonectomy drainage has been developed to offer a complete solution for post-operative drainage procedures. Anemos favors return of thoracic ...

Pleural infection, encompassing both empyema (frank pus in the pleural space) and complicated parapneumonic effusion, represents a serious and ...