Management of multiloculated empyema thoracis in children: Thoracotomy versus fibrinolytic treatment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 595-598

  Balc, Akn Eraslan ^a   Eren, Evval ^a   Ülkü, Refik ^a   Eren, Mehmet Nesimi ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decortication; Empyema; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DECORTICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THORACOTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0036806164     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00379-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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