Fibrinolytics in the treatment of parapneumonic effusions

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-263

  Bouros, D ^a,b   Schiza, S ^a   Siafakas, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Empyema; Fibrinolytics; Parapneumonic effusion; Pleural disease; Pleural infection; Pulmonary infection; Streptokinase; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTODORNASE; STREPTODORNASE PLUS STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISORIENTATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SAFETY; EMPYEMA; FEVER; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRAPLEURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALAISE; META ANALYSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0032764766     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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