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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:A randomised controlled trial evaluating the role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in childhood empyema reported a failure rate of 16.6%. Our aim is to determine the outcome of VATS in a large series of children managed by 3 paediatric surgeons experienced in endoscopic surgery. METHOD:A retrospective study of all children with empyema admitted under the care of the 3 surgeons between February 2004 and February 2008 was undertaken. Recorded details included demographic data, mode of presentation, preoperative investigations, operative details, antibiotic usage, microbiological data, postoperative course, follow-up data and complications. RESULTS:114 children (69 boys, 45 girls) had VATS for empyema. Their median age was 5 (0.2-15) years. The pleural cavity was drained for a median of 4 (2-13) days. Median postoperative hospital stay was 7 (4-36) days. Median follow-up was 8 (1-24) months. There were 8 (7%) treatment failures: 5 conversions to thoracotomy and 3 recurrent empyemas. There were 7 complications (6%): air leak (n = 6) and lung injury (n = 1). 104 (91%) children had full resolution of symptoms. There were no deaths. CONCLUSION:Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has a better outcome in childhood empyema than reported in a recent randomised trial and it has an important role in the management of this condition.
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J Pediatr Surgjournal_title
Journal of pediatric surgeryauthors
Bishay M,Short M,Shah K,Nagraj S,Arul S,Parikh D,Jawaheer Gdoi
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.083subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-02-01 00:00:00pages
337-42issue
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0022-3468issn
1531-5037pii
S0022-3468(08)00947-0journal_volume
44pub_type
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