"Empyema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity.
| Descriptor ID |
D004653
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.305 C23.550.470.756.305
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Empyema".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Empyema".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Empyema" by people in this website by year, and whether "Empyema" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema" by people in Profiles.
-
Imaging the post-thoracotomy patient: anatomic changes and postoperative complications. Radiol Clin North Am. 2014 Jan; 52(1):85-103.
-
Chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: could the chest tube be coated with antiseptics? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Feb; 27(2):195-7.
-
Liver abscess complicating Crohn's disease presenting as thoracic empyema. Case report and review of the literature. Am J Med. 1985 Nov; 79(5):659-62.