Use of Ultrasound to Diagnose and Manage a Five-Liter Empyema in a Rural Clinic in Sierra Leone
Figure 1
(a) The initial ultrasound demonstrating a large amount of fluid in the pleural space and a collapsed lung. (b) An ultrasound one day after the drain was placed demonstrating decreased fluid in the pleural space. (c) An ultrasound three days after the drain was placed demonstrating even less fluid and improved lung expansion. (d) An absent sliding sign on the affected hemithorax.
