Treatment of Post-pneumonic Empyema Thoracis

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 338-341

  Athanassiadi, Kalliopi ^a   Gerazounis, M ^b   Kalantzi, N ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decortication; Parapneumonic effusion; Post pneumonic empyema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; THORACOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346788734     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45421     Document Type: Article

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