Pulmonary abscess. Hedblom L. Island. Med. J. v. 24.7

Aspiration of infection is the most common cause of pulmonary abscesses. In 218 cases out of 528 y. a. developed after operations, among them in 130 cases (60%) there was tonsillectomy and in 52 cases (24%) oral cavity surgery, i.e. in 84% l. a. developed after one or another operation on the upper respiratory tract. Some abscesses are of an embolic nature. From world literature from 2458 p. a. in 657 cases (27%) developed after surgery, and 360 of them after tonsillectomy.