Management of complicated parapneumonic effusions and thoracic empyema

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 408-414

  Cameron, R J ^a  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complicated parapneumonic effusion; Empyema; Fibrinolysis; Thoracoscopy; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SK 250000; STREPTODORNASE; STREPTODORNASE PLUS STREPTOKINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROKINASE;

BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHEST TUBES; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOKINASE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036968490     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00252.x     Document Type: Review

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