"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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.305 C23.550.470.756.305
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema" by people in Profiles.
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Empyema Necessitans From Actinomyces meyeri Masquerading as an SSTI. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 02; 63(2):231-234.
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Invited Commentary: Comparing Single vs Double Chest Tube Placement after Decortication for Stage III Empyema. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 06 01; 236(6):1231-1232.
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Burden of all-cause and organism-specific parapneumonic empyema hospitalization rates prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the United States. Respir Med. 2023 02; 207:107111.
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Rofecoxib and Clinically Significant Gastrointestinal Events: Response. Am J Med Sci. 2019 09; 358(3):e9-e10.
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Machine Learning for Treating Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions: The Fundamentals Still Apply. Chest. 2018 09; 154(3):471-473.
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Pyocystis: a systematic review. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Jun; 49(6):917-926.
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The 'wandering appendicolith'. Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Jul; 45(7):1091-4.
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Imaging the post-thoracotomy patient: anatomic changes and postoperative complications. Radiol Clin North Am. 2014 Jan; 52(1):85-103.
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Association of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection and increased hospitalization with parapneumonic empyema in children in Utah. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Oct; 29(10):905-9.
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Molecular epidemiology of pediatric pneumococcal empyema from 2001 to 2007 in Utah. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Feb; 48(2):520-5.