[Pleural empyema in elderly patients].

Volume: 58, Issue: 8 Suppl, Pages: 718 - 23
Published: Jul 1, 2005
Abstract
We shall consider carefully for surgical management of pleural empyema in elderly patients over 80 years old for the reason that their preoperative conditions are frequently poor, due to such as several complications, low activity of dayly life and immunodeficiency on account of undernutrition. Sufficiently drainage and cleaning the abscess cavity by irrigation of saline with antibiotics through chest tube are required in acute period of...
Paper Details
Title
[Pleural empyema in elderly patients].
Published Date
Jul 1, 2005
Journal
Volume
58
Issue
8 Suppl
Pages
718 - 23
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