Evaluation of a pediatric protocol of intrapleural urokinase for pleural empyema: A prospective study

Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 589-594

  Stefanutti, Giorgio ^a   Ghirardo, Vittorina ^a   Barbato, Angelo ^a   Gamba, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DRUG FEVER; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION DRAINAGE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX PAIN; TUBE;

CHEST TUBES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 77955917447     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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