Video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomic lung resections: The initial Hong Kong experience

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-17

  Yim, Anthony P C ^a,c   Ko, Kai Ming ^b   Chau, Wing Shun ^b   Ma, Chan Chung ^b   Ho, Jonathan K S ^a   Kyaw, Kyaw ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; Hong Kong experience; VAT major lung resections

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030032569     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.13     Document Type: Article

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