The relationship between chest tube position in the thoracic cavity and treatment failure in patients with pleural infection: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Pleural infection is an infection of the pleural space that is usually treated with antibiotics and source control. Chest tube insertion is the most popular and widely used drainage technique. We typically attempt to place the tube at the bottom of the thoracic cavity to consider...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02157-x |