Open AccessOutcome of tube thoracostomy in paediatric non-traumatic pleural fluid collections
Author(s) -
EE Ekpe,
Mkpouto Udeme Akpan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.115036
Subject(s) - thoracostomy , medicine , empyema , thoracotomy , surgery , decortication , pneumothorax , pleural effusion , pleural fluid , chest tube , thoracoscopy
Management of pleural fluid collection not due to trauma increases workload of the paediatric thoracic surgeons, while delay or inappropriate treatment worsens the prognosis of the disease. This study aimed at assessing the outcome of therapeutic tube thoracostomy in non-traumatic paediatric pleural fluid collections and identifying factors responsible for treatment failure with tube thoracostomy.