Adherence to the American College of Chest Physicians‘ guidelines on the indication of pleural drainage in parapneumonic effusion

C. Lucena, J. Sellarés, C. Cilloniz, E. Polverino, J. A. Riesco, M. Ortega, M. A. Marcos, J. Mensa, A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Treatment and prevention of lower respiratory tract infections
Session: Treatment and prevention of lower respiratory tract infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2425
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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C. Lucena, J. Sellarés, C. Cilloniz, E. Polverino, J. A. Riesco, M. Ortega, M. A. Marcos, J. Mensa, A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain). Adherence to the American College of Chest Physicians‘ guidelines on the indication of pleural drainage in parapneumonic effusion. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2425

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