Mixing It Up: Coadministration of tPA/DNase in Complicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions and Empyema.

Bishwakarma, Raju; Shah, Shiwan; Frank, Luba; Zhang, Wei; Sharma, Gulshan; Nishi, Shawn P E

Bishwakarma, Raju; Shah, Shiwan; Frank, Luba; Zhang, Wei; Sharma, Gulshan; Nishi, Shawn P E.

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Bishwakarma R; *Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Sealy Center on Aging Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol ; 24(1): 40-47, 2017 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27984384

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Deoxyribonucleases/administration & dosage; Empyema, Tuberculous/drug therapy; Pleural Effusion/drug therapy; Thoracostomy/instrumentation; Tissue Plasminogen Activator/administration & dosage; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chest Tubes; Deoxyribonucleases/therapeutic use; Drug Therapy, Combination; Empyema, Tuberculous/diagnosis; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Pleural Effusion/complications; Pleural Effusion/diagnosis; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Thoracentesis; Tissue Plasminogen Activator/therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Thoracostomy / Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Deoxyribonucleases / Empyema, Tuberculous Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol Year: 2017 Type: Article

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