Preoperative Predictors of Successful Surgical Treatment in the Management of Parapneumonic Empyema Alessandro Stefani, MD, Beatrice Aramini, MD, Giovanni.

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Preoperative Predictors of Successful Surgical Treatment in the Management of Parapneumonic Empyema Alessandro Stefani, MD, Beatrice Aramini, MD, Giovanni della Casa, MD, Guido Ligabue, MD, Shaniko Kaleci, PhD, Christian Casali, MD, Uliano Morandi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 5, Pages 1812-1819 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.013 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Computed tomography scan shows a multiloculated left pleural effusion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1812-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.013) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Computed tomography scan shows a left effusion with pleural thickening. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1812-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.013) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 Rates of thoracotomy are shown according to the interval between the onset of symptoms and the operation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1812-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.013) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 4 Number of patients undergoing surgical approach is shown by year of the study. (VATS = video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1812-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.013) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 5 Correlation is shown between preoperative delay and operating time. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1812-1819DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.013) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions