Iterative therapeutic thoracocentesis as the first-line treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion: An observational study of 79 consecutive cases

J. Letheulle, P. Tattevin, B. Campilo-Gimenez, L. Saunders, A. Gacouin, H. Léna, B. Desrues, Y. Le Tulzo, S. Jouneau (Rennes, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pneumonia and sepsis
Session: Pneumonia and sepsis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 301
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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