Clinical practice: Treatment of childhood empyema

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 639-645

  Proesmans, Marijke ^a   De Boeck, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chest drain; Empyema; Fibrinolysis; Parapneumonic effusion; Pediatric pneumonology; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILDHOOD EMPYEMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPYEMA; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURAL EFFUSION; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 67349245460     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-0929-9     Document Type: Review

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