Journal of Chest Surgery
- Volume 12 Issue 2
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- Pages.82-88
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- 1979
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- 2765-1606(pISSN)
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- 2765-1614(eISSN)
Modified Eloesser's Operation and Its Result In Chronic Empuema with Poor General Condition or Chachecic State
만성 농흉에 대한 Modified Eloesser's Operation 과 그 의의
Abstract
During the past 3 years, 15 patients who could not be anesthetized generally because of poor general condition or cachecic state, of 111 patients with empyema, have been treated with modified Eloesser`s operation under the local anesthesia with 2% procaine. There were 13 males and 2 females ranging from 21 years to 61 years of age. The etiology was tuberculosis [6 cases], pyogenic pneumonia [5 cases], lung abscess [1 case], post-trauma [2 cases] and malignancy[1 case]. " The over-all mortality rate was 6.7%[1 case] and cause of its death was poor oral feeding because of post-traumatic psychosis. Modified Eloesser`s operation was performed after closed tube thoracostomy and irrigation with 1% zephanon solution for over 2 weeks. And then the other operation was not performed and all patients except 1 case appeared good progression (Complete healing; 4 cases, Progressive healing 10 cases, death: 1 case).
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