Journal article
Making the transition from video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery to chest tube with fibrinolytics for empyema in children: Any change in outcomes?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is ongoing variation in the use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and chest tube with fibrinolytics (CTWF) for empyema in children. Our objective was to report outcomes from a centre that recently made the transition from VATS to CTWF as the primary treatment modality.
METHODS: We conducted a historical cohort study of children with empyema treated with either primary VATS (between 2005 and 2009) or CTWF (between …
Authors
Livingston MH; Colozza S; Vogt KN; Merritt N; Bütter A
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 167–171
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
June 2016
DOI
10.1503/cjs.014714
ISSN
0008-428X