Pleural Fluid Analysis in Chronic Hemothorax: A Mimicker of Infection
Objectives Timing to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in hemothorax is based on preventing acute and long-term complications of retained blood products in the pleural space, including pleural space infection. We propose that the persistence of blood in the pleural space induces a proinfla...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S12404 |