Management of Parapneumonic Effusions: An Analysis of Physician Practice Patterns

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 433-438

  Heffner, John E ^a   Mcdonald, John ^a   Barbieri, Celia ^a   Klein, Jeffrey ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOCENTESIS; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PUNCTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028902028     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1995.01430040095021     Document Type: Article

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