Empyema Thoracis

David Shore; Jennifer W. Toth

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Empyema Thoracis

David Shore, Jennifer W. Toth

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Empyema thoracis, from the Greek, is defined simply as “pus in the pleural cavity.” Causes are multifactorial, although the majority results from bacterial pneumonia with subsequent parapneumonic effusion. With conservative estimates of nearly one million patients hospitalized with pneumonia annually, of which 20–40% develop a parapneumonic effusion, and a further 5–10% develop empyema, empyema represents a substantial healthcare burden. With annual estimates of nearly 80,000 patients, a mortality of 10–20%, and an associated in-hospital cost of nearly 66,000 per hospitalization, this healthcare burden rapidly translates a major societal burden.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine, Third Edition
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	571-583
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031226106
ISBN (Print)	9783031226090
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/9783031226106_32
State	Published - Jan 1 2023

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