Empyema thoracis

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 521-525

  Singh, Deepak Raj ^a,b   Joshi, M R ^a   Thapa, P ^a   Nath, S ^a  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Decortications; Empyema thoracis; Streptokinase; VATS

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECORTICATION; EMPYEMA; EMPYEMA THORACIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPAL; SEX RATIO; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 41949088021     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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