Intrapleural streptokinase in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic empyema;Instilación intrapleural de estreptoquinasa en el tratamiento del empiema paraneumónico complicado

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-590

  Fernandez Fernandez A ^a   Giachetto Larraz, G ^a   Giannini Fernandez G ^a   Garat Gomez Ma C ^a   Vero Acevedo, Ma A ^a   Pastorini Correa, J ^a   Castillo Casati, C ^a   Pirez Garcia Ma C ^a   Servente Luquetti, L ^a   Ferrari Castilla, A Ma ^a  

^a Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Children; Empyema; Streptokinase

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547624319     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13107393     Document Type: Article

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