Progress of treatment of infected pleural effusion in children / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Children′s infected pleural effusion refers to any of the pleural effusions caused by infection, the common pathogens include bacterium,mycoplasma and bacillus tuberculosis. The treatments of pleural effu-sion are general treatment,anti-infection drugs ( including antibiotics or antituberculosis drugs) ,thoracic puncture drainage,or combination of plasminogen-activator, electronic thoracoscopy ( video-assisted thoracic surgery, VATS) and thoracic surgery (pleural decortication,modified thoracoplasty surgery,pleural pneumonectomy). This article reviews recent progress in each method of treatments about the indications,effects and prognosis of the disease.