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SM Journal of Pediatric Surgery

When Does a Patient with Acute Pneumonia Need a Surgeon?

[ ISSN : 2573-3419 ]

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Received: 29-Oct-2019

Accepted: 15-Nov-2019

Published: 18-Nov-2019

Letter to the Editor | Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Igor Klepikov*

Dana Children’s Hospital, Sourasky Medical Center-Tel Aviv, Israel

Corresponding Author:

Igor Klepikov, Retired, Dana Children’s Hospital, Sourasky Medical Center-Tel Aviv, Israel, Email: igor.klepikov@yahoo.com

Keywords

AP: Acute Pneumonia; PE: Pleural Empyema; VATS: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Abstract

AP does not belong to the category of surgical diseases and such patients fall out of the field of vision of surgeons. However, in the case of purulent complications, among which PE is the leader, surgeons become the leading specialists in the treatment of this group of patients. This problem has been discussed by a wide range of specialists over the past decades, and its relevance remains due to the continuing trend of gradual decrease in the effectiveness of conservative therapy of A? and the growth of its purulent complications.

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Klepikov I (2019) When Does a Patient with Acute Pneumonia Need a Surgeon? SM J Pediatr Surg 4: 2