Treatments for Pleural effusion
Treatments for Pleural effusion
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Pleural effusion
includes the following list.
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or change in treatment plans.
- Needle aspiration of fluid
- Tube aspiration of fluid
- Treatment of any underlying cause
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Differential diagnosis list for Pleural effusion may include:
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Drugs and Medications used to treat Pleural effusion:
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Hospital statistics for Pleural effusion:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Pleural effusion:
- 0.166% (21,143) of hospital consultant episodes were for pleural effusion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 71% of hospital consultant episodes for pleural effusion required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 56% of hospital consultant episodes for pleural effusion were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 44% of hospital consultant episodes for pleural effusion were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Pleural effusion and empyema:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Depending on the amount of fluid present, symptomatic effusion may require thoracentesis to remove fluid or careful monitoring of the patient’s own reabsorption of the fluid. Hemothorax requires drainage to prevent fibrothorax formation. Pleural effusions associated with lung cancer commonly reaccumulate quickly. If a chest tube is inserted to drain the fluid, a sclerosing agent, such as talc, may be injected through the tube to cause adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura, thereby obliterating the potential space for fluid to recollect.
Treatment of empyema requires insertion of one or more chest tubes after thoracentesis, to allow drainage of purulent material, and possibly decortication (surgical removal of the thick coating over the lung) or rib resection to allow open drainage and lung expansion. Empyema also requires parenteral antibiotics. Associated hypoxia requires oxygen administration.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pleural effusion and empyema:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Depending on the amount of fluid present, symptomatic effusion may require thoracentesis to remove fluid or careful monitoring of the patient’s own reabsorption of the fluid. Hemothorax requires drainage to prevent fibrothorax formation.
Treatment of empyema requires the insertion of one or more chest tubes after thoracentesis to allow the drainage of purulent material and possibly decortication (surgical removal of the thick coating over the lung) or rib resection to allow open drainage and lung expansion. Empyema also requires parenteral antibiotics. Associated hypoxia requires oxygen adminis-tration.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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