Improved patient outcome after surgical treatment for loculated empyema

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Powell, Ledford L ^a   Allen, Rene ^a   Brenner, Matthew ^a   Aryan, Henry E ^a   Chen, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033993619     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00262-7     Document Type: Article

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