Pleural effusions after cardiac surgery: Etiology and outcomes

Dorra Bejar (Tunis, Tunisia), Dorra Bejar, Mariem Triki, Maher Abouda, Ferdaous Yengui, Boutheina Melki, Hadhami Rejeb, Nesrine Ben Meiz, Saousen Antit, Basma Herbeg, Elhem Bousabbeh, Lilia Zakhama, Soraya Ben Youssef, M. Ridha Charfi

Source: International Congress 2016 – Open problems in thoracic surgery
Session: Open problems in thoracic surgery
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2528
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Dorra Bejar (Tunis, Tunisia), Dorra Bejar, Mariem Triki, Maher Abouda, Ferdaous Yengui, Boutheina Melki, Hadhami Rejeb, Nesrine Ben Meiz, Saousen Antit, Basma Herbeg, Elhem Bousabbeh, Lilia Zakhama, Soraya Ben Youssef, M. Ridha Charfi. Pleural effusions after cardiac surgery: Etiology and outcomes. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2528

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