Pulmonary Infections of Surgical Interest in Childhood

作者：Loizzi Michele^*; De Palma Angela; Pagliarulo Vincenzo; Loizzi Domenico; Sollitto Francesco

来源：Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2012, 22(3): 387-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.04.005

• Childhood
• Pulmonary infections
• Pleural empyema
• Lung abscess
• Thoracic surgery

Thoracic surgeons often treat children with infections: pneumonia with abscess and/or empyema, multiresistant or complicated tuberculosis, or parasitic and fungal infections. The pediatric patient with serious infection presents anatomic and metabolic-functional frailty. Anesthesiologists and surgeons must consider this aspect to reduce surgical impairment and improve outcome. This article reviews the causes, pathophysiology, clinical aspects, diagnosis, and management of pleuropulmonary infections of surgical interest in childhood.

• 出版日期2012-8