Open AccessThoracotomy and decortication: impact of culture-positive empyema on the outcome of surgery
Author(s) -
Lawrence Okiror,
Cordelia Coltart,
Andrea Billè,
Lucy Guile,
John Pilling,
Karen HarrisonPhipps,
Tom Routledge,
Loı̈c Lang-Lazdunski,
Carolyn Hemsley,
Juliet King
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu104
Subject(s) - decortication , medicine , empyema , thoracotomy , surgery , pleural empyema , retrospective cohort study , thoracoscopy , lung
This study aimed to assess the efficacy of thoracotomy and decortication (T/D) in achieving lung re-expansion in patients with Stage III empyema and assess the impact of culture-positive empyema on the outcome of decortication.
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