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Outcomes of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Thoracic Empyema: A Population-Based Study

Friday, November 15, 2019

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Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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Rahul Nayak, Susan B. Brogly, Katherine Lajkosz, M. Diane Lougheed, Dimitri Petsikas

The authors evaluated outcomes of empyema management in over 9,000 patients in Ontario, Canada, from 1996-2015. Mortality was higher for nonoperative management at all time points assessed up to one year.

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