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Rudy Lackner. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jun.

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. 2005 Jun;79(6):1856.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.014.

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982315 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2315, USA. rlackner@unmc.edu

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Delayed referral and gram-negative organisms increase the conversion thoracotomy rate in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for empyema.
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