Use of the Heimlich valve to shorten hospital stay after lung reduction surgery for emphysema

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1115-1117

  McKenna, Robert J ^a,b   Fischel, Richard J ^a   Brenner, Matthew ^a   Gelb, Arthur F ^a  

^a Chapman Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACOSCOPY; TUBE; VIDEORECORDING; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030115714     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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