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Why do two procedures when one will do? Thoracic ultrasound guiding management of complex pleural space infections

Complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyemas are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. When managing a potentially infected pleural space, current guidelines support performing diagnostic thoracentesis prior to consideration of chest tube insertion. We present a case demonstrating...

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Autores principales: Petkovich, Brad W., McManigle, William C., Chopra, Amit, Huggins, J. Terrill
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10023932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36942162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101832