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March 19, 2026Clinical Infectious Diseases

2026 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on The Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older than 3 Months of Age: The Choice of Chest Tube Size

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SPShawn D St. PeterChildren's Mercy HospitalKAKrow AmpofoUniversity of UtahTBThomas Brogan

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Overview

Guidelines recommend appropriate chest tube size for draining pneumonia-related fluid in children, suggesting improved management strategies.

Key Points

  • The aim is to provide updated guidelines on the size of thoracostomy tubes for effective drainage in children with pneumonia-related conditions.
  • Developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  • Based on systematic literature reviews
  • Utilized GRADE approach for evidence rating
  • Recommendations on thoracostomy tube size provided
  • Strength of recommendations is based on high-quality evidence
  • Improvement in management of pediatric pneumonia-related complications anticipated

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Peter et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb92ae496e729e62980231https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag190
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