Intrapleural urokinase treatment in children with complicated parapneumonic effusion

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-66

  Chen, Jung Pin ^a   Lue, Ko Huang ^a,b   Liu, Shu Chih ^a   Cheng, Sun Long ^a,b   Sheu, Ji Nan ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Complicated parapneumonic effusion; Empyema; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAIN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 33747288217     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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