Treatment of loculated pleural effusion with intrapleural urokinase in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1473-1475

  Kornecki, Alik ^a,b   Sivan, Yakov ^a,b,c  

^a Tel Aviv University ^*

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Empyema; Pleural effusion; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EMPYEMA; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030839362     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90566-2     Document Type: Article

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