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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Parapneumonic effusion

Drain a parapneumonic effusion if it is purulent or loculated d  

Note:

  • 40% of parapneumonic effusions require drainage b

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips