Effectiveness of intrapericardial administration of streptokinase in purulent pericarditis

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Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 802-805

  Tomkowski, Witold Zbyszek ^a   Gralec, Renata ^a   Kuca, Paweł ^a   Burakowski, Janusz ^a   Orłowski, Tadeusz ^a   Kurzyna, Marcin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fibrinolytic agents; Intrapericardial administration of streptokinase; Purulent pericarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERS AND TUBES; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; DRAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOKINASE; SUPPURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344278759     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-004-2655-4     Document Type: Article

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