Intrapleural fibrinolysis with streptokinase as an adjunctive treatment in hemothorax and empyema: A multicenter trial

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1514-1519

  Jerjes Sánchez, Carlos ^a,g,i   Ramirez Rivera, Alicia ^b,h   Elizalde, Jose J ^c   Delgado, Ruben ^b   Cicero, Raul ^b   Ibarra Perez, Carlos ^d   Arroliga, Alejandro C ^e   Padua, Antonio ^f   Portales, Arnulfo ^f   Villarreal, Alejandro ^f   Perez Romo, Alfredo ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c AMERICAN BRITISH COWDRAY MEDICAL CENTER   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^g Emergency Care Department

^h Hosp Cardiol Ctro Medico Nac S   (Mexico)

ⁱ NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

empyema; hemothorax; intrapleural fibrinolysis; intrapleural streptokinase; loculated pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISORIENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INTRAPLEURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 15644365345     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.6.1514     Document Type: Article

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