Predicting factors for outcome of tube thoracostomy in complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 751-756

  Huang, Hsu Chia ^a   Chang, Han Yu ^a   Chen, Chang Wen ^a   Lee, Cheng Hung ^a   Hsiue, Tzuen Ren ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complicated parapneumonic effusion; Empyema; Predicting factors; Tube thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033057282     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.751     Document Type: Article

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