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- Title
Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of lung abscess.
- Authors
Loukeri, Angeliki A.; Kampolis, Christos F.; Tomos, Periklis; Papapetrou, Dimosthenis; Pantazopoulos, Ioannis; Tzagkaraki, Aikaterini; Veldekis, Dimitrios; Lolis, Nikolaos
- Abstract
Lung abscesses are usually caused by anaerobic or mixed bacterial infection of the lower respiratory tract. Conservative treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics is established as the therapy of choice for most patients, with 80-95% responding to antimicrobial therapy. Conservative management failure, manifested by sepsis persistence and/or abscess complications, requires drainage with invasive techniques (percutaneous, endoscopic or surgical) or open surgical removal of the affected lung tissue (segmentectomy, lobectomy or rarely pneumonectomy) in patients with good performance status and sufficient respiratory reserve. Although surgical intervention is accompanied by relatively high mortality rates (11%-28%), it remains the most effective method in preventing complications or future relapses.
- Publication
Pneumon, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
1105-848X
- Publication type
Academic Journal