COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHEST TUBE DRAINAGE WITH INTRAPLEURAL UROKINASE VERSUS THORACOSCOPIC DRAINAGE FOR FIBROPURULENT EMPYEMA IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP

Authors

  • Varsha Darpan Jakkal, Nilesh Nagdeve, Darpan P Jakkal Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48047/

Keywords:

intrapleural urokinase, VATS, childhood empyema, chest tube drainage

Abstract

Abstract 
Background: Various treatment options exist for fibropurulent empyema including intravenous antibiotics with repeated thoracocentesis, chest tube drainage, fibrinolytic therapy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy with decortication.4,5 Present study was aimed to compare chest tube drainage with intrapleural urokinase versus 

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Published

2024-12-10

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024): volume 15 issue 2 (2024)

Section

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