Pleural empyema accuracy on Hospital Episode Statistics (HES): a validation study.

F. Hamilton (Bristol, United Kingdom), D. Arnold (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Pleural infection and complicated pneumonia
Session: Pleural infection and complicated pneumonia
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3839
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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