Is open decortication superior to fibrinolytic therapy as a first line treatment in the management of pleural empyema?

Pak J Med Sci · 2016 · PMC4859016 · PMID 27182233

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Overall duration of hospitalization was significantly high in fibrinolytic group, this was 17.6± 1.95 days versus 12.09± 2.18 days in open decortication group with highly significant p-value of <0.0001 ( Table-II ).

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