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Surgery Cardio thoracic surgery 206dd8c2

A 80 years old male presented with lung abscess in left upper zone. Best treatment of modalities is

A
Antibiotics according to organisms
B
Surgical drainage
C
Tube thoracostomy
D
Wait and watch
High-Yield Explanation
Appropriate high dose antibiotics are staed depending on sputum culture like penicillins,3rd generation cephalosporins like cefoperazone,ceftriaxone for 3-6 weeks.Postural drainage for 2-3 hours,3 times daily.80-90% of acute abscesses resolve by medical therapy.Surgical drainage is not commonly done. Reference:SRB's manual of surgery,5th edition,page no:1120,1121

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