TY  - JOUR
T1  - Video-assisted thorascopic surgery vs chest drain with fibrinolytics for the treatment of pleural empyema in children: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
AU  - Mahant S, Cohen E, Weinstein M, Wadhwa A
Y1  - 2010/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.271
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 201
EP  - 203
VL  - 164
IS  - 2
N2  - 
There is marked variability in treatment of pleural empyema in children1- 2 and a debate over whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is more effective than chest drain with fibrinolytics. A meta-analysis of observational studies and subsequent large observational studies concluded that surgical management, in particular VATS, is most effective.1- 3 We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to compare the effectiveness of these treatments for pleural empyema in children.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.271
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.271
ER  -