Decortication in chronic pleural empyema - Effect on lung function

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 502-507

  Rzyman, Witold ^a   Skokowski, Jan ^a   Romanowicz, Grzegorz ^a   Lass, Piotr ^a   Dziadziuszko, Rafal ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic pleural empyema; Decortication; Lung function; Lung perfusion scintigraphy; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BACTERIOLOGY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036121851     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01167-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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