Early evacuation of traumatic retained hemothoraces using thoracoscopy: A prospective, randomized trial

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1396-1401

  Meyer, Dan M ^a   Jessen, Michael E ^a   Wait, Michael A ^a   Estrera, Aaron S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEST TUBES; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030828771     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00899-0     Document Type: Article

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