Thorax ultrasound in the management of pediatric pneumonias complicated with empyema

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 775-778

  Pinotti, Karin F ^a   Ribeiro, Sérgio M ^a   Cataneo, Antonio José Maria ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complications; Empyema; Pleural; Pneumonia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH MEASUREMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX ECHOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748986723     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1754-0     Document Type: Article

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