Empyema thoracis: lack of awareness results in a prolonged clinical course.

Autor: Chu, Michael W.A., Dewar, Leith R.S., Burgess, John J., Busse, Edward G.F.
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Surgery; Aug2001, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p284, 5p, 5 Charts
Abstrakt: Assesses the lack of awareness in the treatment of empyema thoracis. Measurement of the mean delay in diagnosis; Evidence of longer hospital stay; Evidence of rapid recovery from surgical decortication in comparison with the typical protracted preoperative hospital course.
Databáze: Complementary Index