Short and long-term outcomes of surgical intervention for empyema in the post-fibrinolytic era

Short and long-term outcomes of surgical intervention for empyema in the post-fibrinolytic era

Abstract Background Open window thoracostomy (OWT) is indicated for patients with bronchopleural fistula (BPF) or trapped lung in the setting of empyema refractory to non-surgical interventions. We investigated the role of OWT in the era of minimally invasive surgeries, endobronchial valves and fibr...

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Main Authors: Caitlin J. Cain, Marc Margolis, John F. Lazar, Hayley Henderson, Margaret Hamm, Stefanie Malouf, Puja Gaur Khaitan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Empyema
Open window Thoracostomy
Bronchopleural fistula
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01566-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01566-z

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