alpha-chymotrypsin and Empyema

Topics: Anaphylaxis; Burns; Chymotrypsin; Deoxyribonucleases; Drug Eruptions; Empyema; Hemothorax; Humans; Lung Abscess; Osteomyelitis; Peptide Hydrolases; Pyoderma; Streptodornase and Streptokinase; Trypsin

The experience with treatment of 104 patients with non-specific pleural empyema without bronchial fistula is summarized. The local use of antibacterial agents in combination with proteolytic enzymes against the background of rational general immunocorrective therapy permitted to cure without operative intervention 124 patients. Four patients were operated on. They underwent decortication of a lung with pleurectomy. One patient died.

Topics: Acute Disease; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Chymotrypsin; Combined Modality Therapy; Drainage; Empyema; Escherichia coli Infections; Humans; Pseudomonas Infections; Staphylococcal Infections; Trypsin

Topics: Amylases; Animals; Bandages; Chymotrypsin; Drug Combinations; Empyema; Enzymes, Immobilized; Guinea Pigs; Humans; Intraoperative Care; Lung Abscess; Peptide Hydrolases; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Streptokinase; Therapeutic Irrigation; Thrombosis; Trypsin; Wound Healing; Wounds and Injuries

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antitubercular Agents; Asthma; Bronchiectasis; Bronchitis; Chloramphenicol; Chlortetracycline; Chymotrypsin; Empyema; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Kanamycin; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins; Peptide Hydrolases; Pleurisy; Pneumonia; Pulmonary Emphysema; Respiratory System; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Topics: Antitubercular Agents; Chymotrypsin; Drug Therapy; Empyema; Empyema, Tuberculous; Humans; Lung Abscess; Lymph Nodes; Peptide Hydrolases; Pleura; Pneumonectomy; Pulmonary Atelectasis; Radiography, Thoracic; Surgical Wound Infection; Trypsin; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Lymph Node; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary