Assessment of factors associated with drainage duration and hospital stay of nontuberculous empyema in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal: A prospective study

Assessment of factors associated with drainage duration and hospital stay of nontuberculous empyema in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal: A prospective study

Context: Empyema thoracis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. A number of factors could affect the treatment outcome of empyema cases. Aims: To assess the clinical and microbiological characteristics of non-tuberculous empyema and the factors associated with duration of chest drainage and...

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Main Authors: Santanu Ghosh, Aditya Prasad Sarkar, Suvendu Pal, Rabindra Nath Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Subjects:
Duration of chest drainage
length of hospital stay
non tuberculous empyema
Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2018;volume=11;issue=4;spage=318;epage=323;aulast=Ghosh

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