Respiratory functional status after intrapleural t-PA administration for complicated parapneumonic effusions

D. Spyratos, M. Sionidou, M. Antoniou, T. Kontakiotis, K. Zarogolidis, L. Sichletidis (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Viral infections and rare respiratory infections
Session: Viral infections and rare respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2538

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