The effects of early chest tube placement on empyema resolution

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1679-1683

  Sasse, Scott ^a   Nguyen, Tan K ^a   Mulligan, Maury ^a   Wang, Nai San ^a   Mahutte, C Kess ^a   Light, Richard W ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Empyema; Pasteurella multocida; Pleural fluid; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030954472     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.6.1679     Document Type: Article

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