Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka

The diagnosis of empyema in this study is made according to International Classification of Diseases -10 code (ICD-10 CODE J869) 9 with atleast one of the following criteria: ... Multi-loculated cases will be treated with VATS/Thoracotomy with decortication depending on stage of empyema. Efficacy of VATS in empyema is studied. ................
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