Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Thoracic Empyema: A Population-Based Study

The optimal management of thoracic empyema remains unclear. This study compared mortality and readmission risk after operative vs nonoperative treatment of thoracic empyema. Administrative universal health care data were used to conduct a retrospective population-based cohort study of thoracic empye...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2019-11, Vol.108 (5), p.1456-1463
Hauptverfasser:	Nayak, Rahul, Brogly, Susan B., Lajkosz, Katherine, Lougheed, M. Diane, Petsikas, Dimitri
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cohort Studies Empyema, Pleural - mortality Empyema, Pleural - surgery Empyema, Pleural - therapy Female Humans Male Middle Aged Ontario Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome
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