Efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in managing childhood empyema: a large single-centre study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 337-342

  Bishay, Mark ^a   Short, Melissa ^a   Shah, Kant ^a   Nagraj, Shobhana ^a   Arul, Suren ^a   Parikh, Dakshesh ^a   Jawaheer, Girish ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Empyema; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 60149099387     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.083     Document Type: Article

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