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October 11, 2025La Pediatria Medica e ChirurgicaOpen Access

Management of parapneumonial pleural empyema in children: a survey of the Italian Society of Infantile Videosurgery (SIVI)

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ARAlberto RattaMCMaurizio CheliGGGiovanni Gaglione

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Overview

Survey reveals varied treatment approaches for pleural empyema in pediatric centers, highlighting the need for guidelines.

Key Points

  • Empirical antimicrobial therapy with two antibiotics is used by 78% of centers for pleural empyema.
  • Chest ultrasound is routinely used in 96% of pediatric surgery centers as part of the initial assessment.
  • 57% of centers approach advanced pleural empyema with pleural drain placement and fibrinolysis as the preferred method.
  • There is a significant lack of treatment homogeneity between centers, indicating a need for national guidelines.

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Ratta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9b1b5ba7d64b6fc13206chttps://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2025.354
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