Less is best? The impact of urokinase as the first line management of empyema thoracis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-133

  Khalil, B A ^a,c   Corbett, P A ^a   Jones, M O ^a   Baillie, C T ^a   Southern, Kevin ^a   Losty, P D ^b   Kenny, S E ^b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empyema; Fibrinolytics; Thoracoscopy; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; UROKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; EMPYEMA THORACIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; THORACOSTOMY; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 33846578740     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1806-5     Document Type: Article

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