Change in pulmonary function following empyemectomy and decortication in tuberculous and non-tuberculous chronic empyema thoracis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 643-648

  Choi, Sung Sil ^a   Kim, Dae Joon ^a   Kim, Kil Dong ^a   Chung, Kyung Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic pleural empyema; Empyemectomy; Lung function; Tuberculous

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PLEURECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 4644292480     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.4.643     Document Type: Article

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