Which patients with a parapneumonic effusion need a chest tube?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2018 Aug;85(8):609-611. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17036.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Chest Tubes*
  • Empyema, Pleural / microbiology
  • Empyema, Pleural / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Patient Selection*
  • Pleural Effusion / microbiology
  • Pleural Effusion / therapy*
  • Pneumonia / complications*
  • Pneumonia / microbiology