Real-time ultrasound-guided pigtail catheter chest drain for complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema in children – 16-year, single-centre experience of radiologically placed drains

BACKGROUND: Chest tube drainage with fibrinolytics is a cost-effective treatment option for parapneumonic effusion and empyema in children. Although the additional use of ultrasound (US) guidance is recommended, this is rarely performed in real time to direct drain insertion. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Megan R., Micic, Thomas A., Doull, Iolo J. M., Evans, Alison
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29951836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-018-4171-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29951836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-018-4171-3

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