Management of pleural space infections: A population-based analysis

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Management of pleural space infections: A population-based analysis Farhood Farjah, MD, Rebecca Gaston Symons, MPH, Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD, Douglas E. Wood, MD, David R. Flum, MD, MPH The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 2, Pages 346-351.e1 (February 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.038 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Age- and sex-adjusted incidence of pleural space infection in Washington State from 1987 through 2004. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 346-351.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.038) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier plots of cumulative case fatality rates by management. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 346-351.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.038) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions