Open AccessSurgical management and outcome analysis of stage III pediatric empyema thoracis
Author(s) -
Prema Me,
K. L. N. Rao,
Meenu Singh,
M. A. Venkatesh,
Ravi Prakash Kanojia,
Ram Samujh,
Akshay Kumar Saxena,
Yatindra Kumar Batra
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.69134
Subject(s) - medicine , empyema , stage (stratigraphy) , general surgery , outcome (game theory) , surgery , paleontology , biology , mathematics , mathematical economics
Report of 125 pediatric patients of empyema thoracis treated by open decortication, highlighting the presentation, delay in referral, operative findings, the response to surgical intervention and follow-up.