Pulmonary embolism: A frequent cause of acute fatality after lung resection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 242-247

  Kalweit, G ^a   Huwer, H ^a   Volkmer, I ^a   Petzold, T ^a   Gams, E ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embolectomy; Lung resection; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029704577     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80146-1     Document Type: Article

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