title: Evaluation of a pediatric protocol of intrapleural urokinase for pleural empyema: a prospective study.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgery Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stefanutti
authors.forename: Vittorina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ghirardo
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbato
authors.forename: Piergiorgio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gamba
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator