Application of early videothoracoscopic pulmonary decortication in the treatment of an acute pleural empyema and suppurated clotted hemothorax
Shipulin, P.P.; Koziar, O.N.; Baĭdan, V.V.; Martyniuk, V.A.; Severgin, V.E.; Kiriliuk, A.A.; Poliak, S.D.; Ageev, S.V.; Agrakhari, A.
Klinichna Khirurhiia 10: 29-31
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2130 PMID: 21294279 Document Number: 644673
There was presented the experience of performance of videothoracoscopic pulmonary decortications in 22 patients, suffering suppurated clotted hemothorax, and in 188--an acute pleural empyema. In 97.3% patients the cessation of purulent process and pulmonary volume restoration were achieved. Residual cavities with the pulmonary nonairtightness signs were revealed in 3 (1.4%) patients, the empyema recurrence--in 1 (0.5%), suppuration of the wound, made by thoracic port--in 1 (0.5%), all the patients are alive.