International guidelines

United Kingdom

The British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease

Published by:British Thoracic Society

Last published:2023

Europe

EACTS expert consensus statement for surgical management of pleural empyema

Published by:European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Last published:2015

North America

Practice parameter for specifications and performance of image-guided percutaneous drainage/aspiration of abscesses and fluid collections (PDAFC)

Published by:American College of Radiology; Society of Interventional Radiology; Society for Pediatric Radiology

Last published:2023

ACR Appropriateness Criteria: radiologic management of infected fluid collections

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2019

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema

Published by:American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Last published:2017

Paediatric complicated pneumonia: diagnosis and management of empyema

Published by:Canadian Paediatric Society

Last published:2011 (updated 2018)

Oceania

Paediatric empyema thoracis: recommendations for management

Published by:Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

Last published:2011

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