Does VATS Provide Optimal Treatment of Empyema in Children? A Systematic Review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-386

  Gates, Robert L ^a,b   Caniano, Donna A ^a,b   Hayes, John R ^a,b   Arca, Marjorie J ^a,b,c  

^a Coll Med/Pub Hlth/Children's H ^*

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Empyema; Fibrinolytic; Thoracoscopy; Thoracotomy; Video assisted thoracoscopic decortication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPYEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC DECORTICATION;

EID: 1542513464     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.11.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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