Comparison between small-bore catheters and large-bore chest tubes for the management of complicated paraneumonic pleural effusion.

J. Herrero Huertas (Oviedo, Spain), F. Lopez Gonzalez (Oviedo, Spain), A. Moreda (Oviedo, Spain), I. Ruiz Alvarez (Oviedo, Spain), T. Hermida Valverde (Oviedo, Spain), C. Osoro Suarez (Oviedo, Spain), A. Ortiz Reyes (Oviedo, Spain), L. Garcia Alfonso (Oviedo, Spain), A. Enriquez Rodriguez (Cangas del Narcea, Spain), C. Hernandez Gonzalez (Oviedo, Spain), P. Casan Clara (Oviedo, Spain)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Pleural interventions
Session: Pleural interventions
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 888
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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