Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in a neonate

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1154-1156

  Narayan Prasad, Amarendra ^a  

^a Military Hospital Namkum   (India)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Loculation; Parapneumonic effusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 80054761297     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0383-3     Document Type: Article

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