Management of thoracic empyema in childhood: does the pleural thickening matter?
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Management of thoracic empyema in childhood: does the pleural thickening matter?
AIMS To determine the clinical course and long term outcome of empyema treated without decortication. METHODS Fourteen consecutive admissions to one hospital were studied; radiological resolution and lung function were subsequently followed. The children were aged 2-14 years. All were treated with intravenous antibiotics and chest drain only. RESULTS All patients had extensive pleural thick...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.10.918