Comparison of small lumen versus large lumen inter costal catheter drainage in empyema thoracis on degree of comfort and re-expansion of lungs: An open label, quasi randomized study
Background: Use of intercostal drainage tube (ICDT) is an accepted treatment of empyema thoracis (ET).We compared the effectiveness of small versus large lumen ICDT on degree of pain on 4th day of ICDT insertion as well as drainage of pus in cases of ET. Methods: It was an open labelled quasi random...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398422001841 |