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"The relationship between chest tube size and clinical outcome in pleural infection"
Chest, 10/21/09

Rahman NM et al. – Smaller, guide–wire inserted chest tubes cause substantially less pain than blunt dissection inserted larger tubes, without any impairment in clinical outcome in the treatment of pleural infection. These results suggest that smaller size tubes may be the initial treatment of choice for pleural infection and randomized studies are now required.

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A systematic approach to the investigation and diagnosis of a unilateral pleural effusion
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Disease With Pleural Empyema in a Patient With Advanced AIDS
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 66%

The training, experience, and confidence of junior doctors in performing pleural procedures
New Zealand Medical Journal, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Radiological assessment following thermoradiation therapy for primary pleural synovial sarcoma: case report
Medical Oncology, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Usefulness of pneumococcal antigen detection in pleural effusion for the rapid diagnosis of infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae
European Journal of Pediatrics, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 66%