Prevention of recurrent empyema after pneumonectomy for chronic infection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 644-648

  Schneiter, Didier ^a   Kestenholz, Peter ^a   Dutly, André ^a   Korom, Stephan ^a   Giger, Urs ^a   Lardinois, Didier ^a   Weder, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Empyema; Packing of pleural cavity; Pleural space obliteration; Pneumonectomy in chronic infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036202648     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00043-X     Document Type: Article

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