Continuous pleural lavage may decrease postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing thoracotomy for stage 2 thoracic empyema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-34

  Mennander, Ari ^a   Laurikka, Jari ^a   Kuukasjärvi, Pekka ^a   Tarkka, Matti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lavage; Morbidity; Pleural empyema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; RISK FACTOR; SUCTION; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 11144310652     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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