Background: Open-window thoracostomy (OWT) is an effective life-saving treatment for refractory empyema. Nonetheless, the patients’ mental and physical suffering due to OWT is not minimal, and ...

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Empyema often co-occurs with pneumonia and refers to the presence of pus in the pleural space. There is a range of therapeutic options available for the management of empyema, the primary aim being to ...

Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A thoracostomy ...