Marks, DJ;
Fisk, MD;
Koo, CY;
Pavlou, M;
Peck, L;
Lee, SF;
Lawrence, D;
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Marks, DJ;
Fisk, MD;
Koo, CY;
Pavlou, M;
Peck, L;
Lee, SF;
Lawrence, D;
Macrae, MB;
Wilson, AP;
Brown, JS;
Miller, RF;
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(2012)
Thoracic empyema: a 12-year study from a UK tertiary cardiothoracic referral centre.
PLOS One
, 7
(1)
, Article e30074. 10.1371/journal.pone.0030074.
Abstract
Empyema is an increasingly frequent clinical problem worldwide, and has substantial morbidity and mortality. Our objectives were to identify the clinical, surgical and microbiological features, and management outcomes, of empyema.
| Type: |
Article
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| Title: |
Thoracic empyema: a 12-year study from a UK tertiary cardiothoracic referral centre. |
| Location: |
United States |
| Open access status: |
An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0030074 |
| Publisher version: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030074 |
| Language: |
English |
| Additional information: |
© 2012 Marks et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
These authors have no support or funding to report. |
| Keywords: |
Adult, Aged, Empyema, Pleural, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted |
| UCL classification: |
UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > UCL Medical School
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Statistical Science |
| URI: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1337502 |
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