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. 1995 Dec 1;153(11):1653–1655.

At one time, operations outside the hospital were not uncommon.

H S Morton
PMCID: PMC1488015  PMID: 7489561

Abstract

Before World War II, it was not uncommon for a person with influenza caused by streptococcus to develop empyema. Retired surgeon Harry Morton recalls two well-known patients who had empyema-related operations outside the hospital.

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