Loculation
"Loculation" in a Sentence (3 examples)
When no response occurs within 24 hours, loculation should be excluded by ultrasonography, and urokinase should be infused to enhance drainage.
In this stage, there is a progressive tendency toward loculation of the fluid and the formation of limiting membranes.
Trauma patients are at risk of developing gram-positive empyema, characterized by early loculations and formation of dense adhesions because of hemothorax, which offers both a rich supply of bacterial nutrients as well as fibrin.