Primary operative versus nonoperative therapy for pediatric empyema [15]

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1462-1463

  Roseby, Rob ^a,b  

^a ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; CHILD; NOTE; TUBE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CHEST TUBES; CHILD; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS;

EID: 33646345589     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1637     Document Type: Letter

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