The relationship between chest tube size and clinical outcome in pleural infection.

BACKGROUND: The optimal choice of chest tube size for the treatment of pleural infection is unknown, with only small cohort studies reported describing the efficacy and adverse events of different tube sizes. METHODS: A total of 405 patients with pleural infection were prospectively enrolled into a...

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Autors principals: Rahman, N, Maskell, N, Davies, C, Hedley, E, Nunn, A, Gleeson, F, Davies, R
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: 2010