Postpneumonectomy Empyema in the Presence of COVID-19 Pneumonia after Non-COVID-19 ARDS
Development of pleural empyema with or without bronchopleural fistula following pneumonectomy presents a major complication with a mortality of 10 to 20%. The surgical goals of bronchopleural fistula treatment are infection control, pus drainage, and lung re-expansion. The main goal is closure of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1771197 |