Trends in Hospital Treatment of Empyema in Children in the United States
To evaluate trends in procedures used to treat children hospitalized in the US with empyema during a period that included the release of guidelines endorsing chest tube placement as an acceptable first-line alternative to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Michelle M. Kelly, Ryan J. Coller, Jonathan E. Kohler, Qianqian Zhao, Daniel J. Sklansky, Kristin A. Shadman, Anne Thurber, Christina B. Barreda, M. Bruce Edmonson Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research