Is thoracoscopically aided pleural debridement advantageous in children?

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Patton, R Michael ^a   Abrams, Randel S ^a   Gauderer, Michael W L ^a,b  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatric Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032894665     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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