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Outcomes of paediatric empyema with lung abscess treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): a retrospective cohort study.

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Cohort studyPediatric surgery international· Aug 2026

Outcomes of paediatric empyema with lung abscess treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): a retrospective cohort study.

Thomas Giles, Danielle Letina-Lee Hutchison Hutchison, Tzy Harn Chua … Rajendra Kumar

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General Thoracic & LungCohort studyPrognosisQ2IF 1.8

Concurrent lung abscess linked to longer chest tube duration after paediatric empyema surgery.

Outcomes of paediatric empyema with lung abscess treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): a retrospective cohort study.

Thomas Giles … Rajendra Kumar

Pediatric surgery international · Aug 2026 · Q2 in Surgery

Purpose

The incidence of paediatric pleural empyema is increasing globally.

Methods

Managed non-operatively or with initial thoracotomy were excluded.

n = 153 paediatric patients

Results

lung abscess nearly doubles chest tube duration, worse recovery

Lung abscess

9days

No lung abscess

5days

More results

Repeat operation was more frequent among patients with lung abscess than among those without (12.0% versus 1.6%, p = 0.0311).

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Conclusion

In children undergoing VATS for pleural empyema, concurrent lung abscess was associated with poorer short-term outcomes. Further prospective research using standardised diagnostic criteria is required. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV.

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