Is video-assisted evacuation of empyema the preferred procedure for management of pleural space infections?
Video-assisted evacuation of empyema and decortication is an effective modality in the management of the exudative and fibrinopurulent stages of empyema. An organized empyema should be approached thoracoscopically, but may require open decortication.
This study demonstrates for the first time that I(AUC) and I(max) measured in hyperinsulinemic states such as pregnancy correlate with T levels. In view of the lack of correlation between insulin and DHEAS or estriol, insulin-related T production during pregnancy is likely of ovarian origin.