Aspiration or capsule excision? Analysis of treatment results for brain abscesses at single institute;Abse aspirasyonu mu kapsül eksizyonu mu? Bir merkezden abse tedavi sonuçları

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Mut, Melike ^a   Hazer, Burcu ^a   Narin, Firat ^a   Akalan, Nejat ^a   Özgen, Tunçalp ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abscess; Aspiration; Brain; Capsule excision

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649146433     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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