Abstract
DURING the past fifteen years there has been a dramatic decline in the incidence of empyema. This decrease is related to the early treatment of pneumonia with antibiotics, frequently outside hospitals and often without bacteriologic controls. However, a review of empyema and its treatment is not as outdated and impertinent as one might suppose. Cases of empyema still require hospital admission, although in reduced numbers. The patients tend to be chronically rather than acutely ill, some with complicated problems about whose treatment there is considerable diversity of opinion.In a four-year period ending July, 1943, there were 493 admissions to . . .
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
