Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8668715 Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2016 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
Predictive factors for conversion to thoracotomy in an assumed stage II postpneumonic empyema include long duration, Gram-negative bacterial infection, increased LDH, and increased pleural thickness.
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Predictors of conversion from thoracoscopic to open surgery in management of postpneumonic empyema
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