Parapneumonic effusion and empyema: best therapeutic approach

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2001 Apr;56(2):144-8.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Chest Tubes
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Empyema, Pleural / mortality
  • Empyema, Pleural / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Pleural Effusion / mortality
  • Pleural Effusion / therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / mortality
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Streptokinase / administration & dosage
  • Survival Rate
  • Thoracostomy
  • Thoracotomy
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Streptokinase
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator