Randomised trial of intrapleural urokinase in the treatment of childhood empyema

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-347

  Thomson, Anne H ^a   Hull, J ^a   Kumar, M R ^a   Wallis, C ^b   Balfour Lynn, I M ^c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORACOTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMPYEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0036222109     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.343     Document Type: Article

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