Percutaneous management of parapneumonic effusions

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-320

  Ozkan, Orhan S ^a   Ozmen, Mustafa N ^a   Akhan, Okan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Empyema; Infection; Interventional procedures; Pleura

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

EMPYEMA; INFECTION; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; PLEURA;

DERMATOLOGY;

ALTEPLASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPISTAXIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; ULTRASOUND;

CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 24044536975     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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