Videothoracoscopic surgery before and after chest tube drainage for children with complicated parapneumonic effusion

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of videothoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion and to determine whether there is a difference in the videothoracoscopic surgery outcome before or after the chest tube drainage. Methods: The medical records of 79...

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Main Authors: Rogério Knebel, José Carlos Fraga, Sérgio Luis Amantéa, Paola Brolin Santis Isolan
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2018-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S225555361730112X