Cargando…

Antibiotics are not needed during tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax: an observational case study

BACKGROUND: Usefulness of prophylactic antibiotics following tube thoracostomy remains controversial in the literature. In this study, we aimed to investigate the consequences of closed tube thoracostomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax without the use of antibiotics. METHODS: One-hundred and ni...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Olgac, Guven, Aydogmus, Umit, Mulazimoglu, Lutfiye, Kutlu, Cemal Asim
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1647271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17101034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-1-43