Long-term functional results after surgical treatment of parapneumonic thoracic empyema

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-78

  Casali, Christian ^a   Storelli, Erica Susanna ^a   Di Prima, Elena ^a   Morandi, Uliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pleural empyema; Pulmonary decortication; VATS debridement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; DECORTICATION; DYSPNEA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650165735     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.203190     Document Type: Article

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