The management of lung abscess, with special reference to the place of antibiotics in therapy.

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Article1 December 1951THE MANAGEMENT OF LUNG ABSCESS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PLACE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN THERAPYE. H. DRAKE, M.D., F.A.C.P., F. MASON SONES JR., M.D.E. H. DRAKE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, F. MASON SONES JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1218 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSuccessful management of the patient with lung abscess demands the coördinated efforts of internist, radiologist, bronchoscopist and thoracic surgeon. The dynamic nature of the underlying pathologic process requires constant reëvaluation of the individual case, rather than single regimented approach. Any reduction in mortality and morbidity must depend on an understanding of the factors necessary for the development of pulmonary necrosis, a familiarity with their earliest clinical manifestations, and an ability to correlate the individual patient's course with the natural history of the disease.The diagnosis of lung abscess has been made on 108 patients studied in this hospital during the...Bibliography1. AllenBlackman CIJF: Treatment of lung abscess, J. Thoracic Surg. 6: 156, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Bailey P: Lung abscess and its treatment, Pennsylvania M. J. 48: 799, 1945. Google Scholar3. Betts RH: Principles in management of pulmonary abscess, Am. J. Surg. 54: 82, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Horgan E: Surgical treatment of acute and chronic lung abscess, M. Ann. District of Columbia 10: 23, 1941. Google Scholar5. Lester CW: Pulmonary abscess, acute and chronic, S. Clin. North America 25: 239, 1945. Google Scholar6. King DS: Diseases of the lungs: differential diagnosis and treatment, M. Clin. North America 30: 1156, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. MetrasGregoireLieutierGaillard HMJC: Quelques problemes poses par la penicilline endo-bronchique dans le traitement des abces du poumon, Presse méd. 39: 471, 1948. Google Scholar8. NeuhofTouroff HAS: Acute putrid abscess of the lung—surgical disease, New York State J. Med. 40: 849, 1940. Google Scholar9. OlsenClagett AMOT: Pulmonary abscess, S. Clin. North America 24: 851, 1944. Google Scholar10. OverholtRumel RHWR: Factors in the reduction of mortality from pulmonary abscess, New England J. Med. 224: 441, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Rubin EH: Diseases of the chest with emphasis on x-ray diagnosis, 1947, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 121-145. Google Scholar12. Samson PC: Lung abscess (surgical aspects), Dis. of Chest 14: 79, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. StatsNeuhof DH: Putrid pulmonary abscess without foul sputum (shut-off pulmonary abscess), Arch. Int. Med. 76: 154, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Strieder JW: Surgical indications and treatment of primary cancer of lung, bronchiectasis and lung abscess, M. Clin. North America 29: 1288, 1945. Google Scholar15. Sweet RH: Analysis of the Massachusetts General Hospital cases of lung abscess from 1938 through 1942, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 80: 568, 1945. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 1, 1950.From the Cardio-Respiratory Division of the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLung abscess in childhoodLung Abscess: A Study of 148 Cases Due to AspirationLung AbscessChanging Concepts in the Therapy of Lung Abscess: A Twenty Year SurveyThe Changing Picture of Lung Abscess Therapy 1 December 1951Volume 35, Issue 6Page: 1218-1236KeywordsAbscessesAntibioticsLungsMorbidityMortalityNatural history of diseaseNecrosisPulmonary diseasesRadiologistsSurgeons Issue Published: 1 December 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...