empyema

Also known as collection of pus

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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Empyema
Medical condition (new).field: Pulmonology, infectious disease

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Research

15,133 papers

Pleural empyema.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 1999
Thoracic empyema: current opinions in medical and surgical management.Current opinion in pulmonary medicine · 2010
Parapneumonic effusion and empyema.The European respiratory journal · 1997
Empyema in children.The Journal of cardiovascular surgery · 1998
Empyema after pneumonectomy.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 1973

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Clinical Trials

64 registered

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Comparison the Level of CTGF Protein and Related Cytokine in Pleural EffusionTaichung Veterans General Hospital · NCT00313066
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Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion With Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus VATs DecorticationDenver Health and Hospital Authority · NCT03583931
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Pharmacokinetics and Pleural Fluid Penetration of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid in Patients With Pleural InfectionsCentre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens · NCT04350502
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Pneumonia and Empyema in Emergency Departments in ChildrenAssociation Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne · NCT05274607
PHASE4COMPLETED
Fibrinolysis Compared to Thoracoscopy for Pleural InfectionTulane University · NCT03468933
PHASE1COMPLETED
Urokinase Versus Primary Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery for EmpyemaInstitute of Child Health · NCT00144950

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Wikidata facts

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ICD-9-CM: 510
NCI Thesaurus ID: C34572
Commons category: Empyemas

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An empyema (; ) is a collection or gathering of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity. The term is most commonly used to refer to pleural empyema, which is empyema of the pleural cavity. It is similar to or the same as abscess in meaning, but the context of use may sometimes be different. For instance, an appendicular empyema is in medicine now generally called an abscess.