Efficacy of Intrapleural Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator in the Treatment of Loculated Parapneumonic Effusions

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1066-1069

  Zuckerman, Darryl A ^a,b   Reed, Michael F ^a,b   Howington, John A ^a,b   Moulton, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECORTICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; T TUBE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651151039     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.04.067     Document Type: Article

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