Previous years 2023
Tuesdays, 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm, RNC Lecture Theatre
Dr Raj Kumar - Director, Paediatric Surgery Dr Hema Varadhan - Staff Specialist, Microbiology Dr Callan Gibbs - Registrar, Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr Sampath Herath - Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Management and prognosis of parapneumonic effusion and empyema in children
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Balfour-Lynn IM, Abrahamson E, Cohen G, Hartley J, King S, Parikh D, et al. BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection in children. Thorax. 2005 Feb;60 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i1-21. PubMed PMID: 15681514. PMCID: PMC1766040. eng.
Ljuhar D, Rayner J, Hyland E, King S. Management of thoracic empyema in children: a survey of the Australia and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons (ANZAPS). Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Jul;37(7):897-902. PubMed PMID: 33751198. Epub 20210322. eng.