A retrospective analysis of the management of parapneumonic empyemas in a county teaching facility from 1992 to 2004

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3284-3290

  Cheng, Glena ^a   Vintch, Janine R E ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Empyema; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Thoracotomy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28144433011     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3284     Document Type: Article

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