Delayed Referral and Gram-Negative Organisms Increase the Conversion Thoracotomy Rate in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for.

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Delayed Referral and Gram-Negative Organisms Increase the Conversion Thoracotomy Rate in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Empyema Didier Lardinois, MD, Michael Gock, MD, Edgardo Pezzetta, MD, Christian Buchli, MD, Valentin Rousson, PhD, Markus Furrer, MD, Hans-Beat Ris, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 6, Pages 1851-1856 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.031 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Probability of conversion thoracotomy in 178 patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for presumed stage II empyema according to the time interval between onset of symptoms and surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 1851-1856DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.031) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions