The postoperative fatal cases following lung resections and those following drainage of pleuropulmonary suppuration have been evaluated. It has been shown that prognosis is significantly better when resections of the lung are carried out than when septic processes in the pleural cavity occur, although the operative interferences in cases of resection are much more extensive than the insertion of a suction catheter for empyema. It was found that with today's methods of anaesthesia and resuscitation even extensive operations on the lung are less risky than bacterial infections.
对肺切除术后的致命病例以及胸膜肺化脓引流后的致命病例进行了评估。结果表明，与胸腔内发生脓毒症的情况相比，进行肺切除时的预后明显更好，尽管肺切除病例中的手术干预比用于脓胸的吸引导管插入术要广泛得多。研究发现，就当今的麻醉和复苏方法而言，即使是肺部的广泛手术也比细菌感染风险更低。
