Empyema after image-guided percutaneous intercostal drainage of subdiaphragmatic collection: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of subdiaphragmatic collection by intercostal image-guided drain placement is associated with a risk of pleural complications including potentially life-threatening pleural empyema. Descriptions of patient characteristics and clinical course of postinterventional pleural empyema are lacking. We aim to present characteristics, clinical course and outcomes of patients with empyema after intercostal approach of drain placement.

Methods

Data was collected as a retrospective single center case series and included adult patients with decortication for treatment of pleural empyema after image-guided percutaneous intercostal drainage of a subdiaphragmatic collection between 01.01.2009 and 31.01.2021.

Results

We identified ten patients, nine male and one f

SUBMITTER: Zwicky SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature