What Is a Parapneumonic Effusion?

Parapneumoniceffusion (PE) is a common complication of pneumonia, and about 40% of hospitalized patients with pneumonia may be complicated by pneumonia.

Parapleural effusion

Parapneumoniceffusion (PE) is a common complication of pneumonia, and about 40% of hospitalized patients with pneumonia may be complicated by pneumonia.
Western Medicine Name
Parapleural effusion
Affiliated Department
Internal Medicine-Department of Infectious Diseases
Contagious
Non-contagious
Whether to enter health insurance
no
In the case of complicated parapneumoniceffusion (CPE), traditional systemic treatment is used clinically, with a long course of treatment, often with unsatisfactory effects, and most of which affect lung function and have a higher mortality rate. Our hospital from January 1996 to 2006 In December of 2014, 44 patients with CPE who were hospitalized were treated with CT-guided thoracic catheter drainage and irrigation during systemic treatment, and received significant results.

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