The outcomes of thoracoscopic decortication between fungal empyema and bacterial empyema.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fungal empyema is an uncommon disease and is associated with a high mortality rate. Surgical intervention is suggested in stage II and III empyema. However, there were no studies that reported the outcomes of surgery for fungal empyema.

Methods

This study is a retrospective analysis in a single institute. Patients with empyema thoracis who underwent thoracoscopic decortication between January 2012 and December 2021 were included in the study. We separated the patients into a fungal empyema group and a bacterial empyema group according to culture results. We used 1:3 propensity score matching to reduce selection bias.

Results

There were 1197 empyema patients who received surgery. Of these, 575 patients showed positive culture results and were enrolled. Twent

SUBMITTER: Cheng YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817236 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature