Debugging: Is Routine Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Indicated in Medical Thoracoscopy?

The article discusses the evolution of endoscopic pleuroscopy, and mentions risk of postoperative infection during surgical or open thoracotomy in forms of an empyema, pneumonia or a surgical site infection. It states recommendations of antimicrobial prophylaxis in after thoracic procedures in patients with risk factors such as asplenia, prosthetic heart valves and endocarditis.