Monograph

The ERS Monograph is the quarterly book series from the ERS.

Each Monograph covers a specific area of respiratory medicine, providing in-depth reviews that give clinicians at all levels a concise, comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Complex Pleuropulmonary Infections

European Respiratory Society Monograph, Vol. 61. 2013

ISBN: 978-1-84984-036-7.

DOI: 10.1183/1025448x.erm6113.

Pleuropulmonary infections are among the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This issue of the European Respiratory Monograph considers pleuropulmonary infections from both medical and surgical angles. It features chapters written by well-known experts in the fields of respiratory medicine and thoracic surgery, with particular focus on antibiotic prophylaxis prior to thoracic surgical procedures, the medical and surgical treatment of tuberculosis, fungal infections, abscesses and empyema of the lung, bronchiectasis, hydatid disease, mediastinitis, post-operative infection and complications, and much more.

Continuing medical education Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61:
Preface Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: v
Guest Editors Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: vii
Introduction Gernot Rohde, Dragan Subotic Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: ix-x
Antibiotic prophylaxis in lung resection surgery Marco Alifano, Antoine Rabbat, Antoine Tesnière, Nicolas Roche Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 1-10
Medical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis Giovanni Sotgiu, Rosella Centis, Lia D&Ambrosio, Giovanni Battista Migliori Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 11-19
Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis Piotr Yablonski, Ioan Cordos, Eugeny Sokolovich, Nicolas Schönfeld, Joachim Pfannschmidt, Igor Vasilyev Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 20-36
Fungal pulmonary infections: the conservative approach Matteo Bassetti, Elda Righi Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 37-49
Surgical management of thoracic aspergillosis Gilbert Massard, Anne Olland, Nicola Santelmo, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 50-57
Surgical treatment of invasive aspergillosis Adelheid End, Birgit Willinger, Oliver A. Cornely Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 58-65
Actinomycosis of the lung and pleura Martin Kolditz, Adelheid End Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 66-80
Abscess of the lung: current therapeutic options Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Radoslav Jakovic´, Nikolaos Siafakas Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 81-89
Surgical treatment of bronchiectasis Dragan Subotic, Didier Lardinois Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 90-106
Hydatid disease of the lungs Danail Petrov, Kalliopi Athanassiadi Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 107-121
Mediastinitis: causes, management and outcomes Stefano Elia, Adelheid End, Emilio Canalis, Hartmut Lode, Alessandra Vittoria Granai, Giuseppe Petrella Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 122-140
Surgical management of pleural empyema Michel Gonzalez, Hans-Beat Ris, Danail Petrov Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 141-152
Pleural empyema in children Jeroen M.H. Hendriks, Martine Sabbe, Jan Verhaegen, Patrick Lauwers, Stijn Verhulst, Paul E.Y. Van Schil Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 153-161
Lung resection in the presence of infection and after pleural empyema Dragan Subotic, Francoise Le Pimpec Barthes Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 162-170
Dealing with infection after thoracic surgical procedures Emilio Canalis, Danail Petrov, Antoni Torres Eur Respir Monogr 2013; 61: 171-180