Role of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus streptokinase in complicated pleural effusions.

A. Bansal (Mumbai, India), A. Nene (Mumbai, India), J. Hattiholi (Belagavi, India)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Interventional pulmonology: current pleural practice
Session: Interventional pulmonology: current pleural practice
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3133
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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