LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): Standard care versus pleural irrigation, a randomised controlled trial in patients with pleural infection

C. Hooper, A. Edey, A. Wallis, A. Clive, A. Morley, M. Darby, N. Zahan, A. Medford, N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - New insights in pneumology - ERS inter-Assemblies late-breaking abstracts
Session: New insights in pneumology - ERS inter-Assemblies late-breaking abstracts
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2742
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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