VATS Decortication Versus IR Guided Chest Tube Insertion With Fibrinolytics for the Management of Empyema (DICE)

Clinical Trial ID NCT03584113

Rank	Title	Journal	Year	PubWeight™‹?›
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2	Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010.	Thorax	2010	3.65
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6	Pleural procedural complications: prevention and management.	J Thorac Dis	2015	0.84
7	Surgical versus non-surgical management for pleural empyema.	Cochrane Database Syst Rev	2017	0.75
8	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema.	J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg	2017	0.75
9	Is open decortication superior to fibrinolytic therapy as a first line treatment in the management of pleural empyema?	Pak J Med Sci	2016	0.75