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ReviewRespiratory medicine2021

Evaluation and management of pleural sepsis.

Justin K Lui, Ehab Billatos, Frank Schembri

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Review in Respiratory medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin K LuiThe Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: justin.lui@bmc.org.
Ehab BillatosThe Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Frank SchembriThe Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA, USA.
Boston University · US

Funding

BIOLOGY OF THE LUNG--MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMT32HL007035 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Darrell N. Kotton, JOSEPH P MIZGERD · 1985 to 2026
$24.3M
Left Ventricular Strain in Systemic Sclerosis-related Pulmonary HypertensionF32HL156614 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI LUI, JUSTIN KWAN · 2021 to 2021
$86k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL156614NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pleural sepsis stems from an infection within the pleural space typically from an underlying bacterial pneumonia leading to development of a parapneumonic effusion. This effusion is traditionally divided into uncomplicated, complicated, and empyema. Poor clinical outcomes and increased mortality can be associated with the development of parapneumonic effusions, reinforcing the importance of early recognition and diagnosis. Management necessitates a multimodal therapeutic strategy consisting of antimicrobials, catheter/tube thoracostomy, and at times, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Indexed as

Early DiagnosisPleuraAntibodiesCombined Modality TherapyEmpyema, PleuralHumansPleural DiseasesPleural EffusionPneumonia, BacterialSepsisThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedThoracostomyAntibodiesEmpyemaPleural diseasePleural effusionsSepsisSepsis syndrome

Identifiers

PMID34340174
PMCPMC8541922
OpenAlexW3191521165

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