Modern view on the problem of acute pleural empyema surgical treatment

Aim: data study on the results of treatment of acute non-specific purulent-destructive pleura diseases with the purpose of further improvement of its results on the basis of improvement of diagnostics, identification of factors of disease prognosis and by implementing differential tactics of surgical treatment with the use of minimally invasive interventions. Materials and Methods: We have studied modern literary sources on the topic of current trends in the treatment of acute pleural empyema and its complications. The studied material is summarized and presented in the form of a literature review in this article. Conclusions: These issues cannot be considered to be completely solved and require further study. Everything mentioned above dictates the search of new effective methods of the treatment of the mentioned pathology and proves the relevance of the theme. The outlined information highlights the necessity of improvement of surgical tactics in patients with pleural empyema.