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Objective
Description of the use of corticosteroids for the management of parapneumonic pleural effusion in children.
Methods
Retrospective single‐center observational study of all children hospitalized with a diagnosis of parapneumonic pleural effusion during a 15‐year period.
Results
We documented 97 cases of parapneumonic effusion during the study period, with a median age (interquartile range...
BackgroundThere is considerable variation in the management of pediatric empyema, and there are no clear criteria for when to perform pleural drainage. Our study aims were: (1) to retrospectively review our experience with an empyema treatment strategy that started with intravenously administered (IV) antibiotics alone in medically stable patients with procession to pleural drainage only if there...
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