Bedside modified clagett procedure for empyema after pulmonary resection

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 627-630

  Keeling, W Brent ^a   Garrett, Joseph R ^a   Vohra, Nasreen ^a   Maxey, Thomas S ^a   Blazick, Elizabeth ^a   Sommers, K Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; CHEST TUBES; CLINDAMYCIN; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; THORACOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33748110322     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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