Video-assisted thorascopic surgery vs chest drain with fibrinolytics for the treatment of pleural empyema in children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Feb;164(2):201-3. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.271.

Authors

Sanjay Mahant¹, Eyal Cohen, Michael Weinstein, Anupma Wadhwa

Affiliation

¹ Division of Paediatric Medicine & Paediatric Outcomes Research Team, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. [email protected]

PMID: 20124153
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.271

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Drainage / methods*
Empyema, Pleural / drug therapy*
Empyema, Pleural / surgery*
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / instrumentation*
Videotape Recording*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents