Thoracoscopic-assisted management of postpneumonic empyema in children refractory to medical response

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1612-1614

  Liu, H P ^a   Hsieh, M J ^a   Lu, H I ^a   Liu, Y H ^a   Wu, Y C ^a   Lin, P J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Empyema; Pediatric empyema; Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036829430     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8293-5     Document Type: Article

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