Intrapleural agents for pleural infection: fibrinolytics and beyond.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pleural infection is a common, increasing clinical problem with a high morbidity and mortality. Medical management of pleural infection often fails, requiring invasive thoracic surgery to drain infected pleural collections, and for many years intrapleural agents have been assesse...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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