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Management of paediatric empyema by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) versus chest drain with fibrinolysis: systematic review and meta-analysis
September 2018
September 2018
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Abstract
The ideal surgical approach for empyema in children (≤18 years) remains controversial.
Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and chest drain with fibrinolysis (CDF)
are both accepted methods. The aim of this study was to clarify which of these two
techniques provides the best clinical outcome.