Increased incidence of empyema in Polynesian children

Documents the epidemiology, treatment and outcome of surgically-managed empyema in the first 5 years of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) at Starship Children's Hospital. Records increased incidence of empyema in the Polynesian population for the first time. Source: National Library o...

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Published inNew Zealand medical journal Vol. 124; no. 1333; pp. 32 - 39
Main Author Wright, Naomi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 29.04.2011
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Child Welfare - statistics & numerical data
Children
Diseases
Empyema
Empyema, Pleural - diagnosis
Empyema, Pleural - epidemiology
Empyema, Pleural - therapy
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Male
Oceanic Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Pediatric epidemiology
Polynesia - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - prevention & control
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - statistics & numerical data
Treatment
Polynesia
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Summary:Documents the epidemiology, treatment and outcome of surgically-managed empyema in the first 5 years of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) at Starship Children's Hospital. Records increased incidence of empyema in the Polynesian population for the first time. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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