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Primary Operative Management of Pediatric Empyema Shortens Hospital Stays
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Title Primary Operative Management of Pediatric Empyema Shortens Hospital Stays
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568899?src=rss
Description Surgical management of pediatric empyema shortens hospital length of stay (LOS) by nearly 5 days, cuts hospital costs by more than $20,000, and is associated with fewer treatment failures than conventional medical management, physicians at the University of California at Davis reports. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > General Surgery
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Date Jan 18, 2008
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