Early chest tube removal after video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection of the lung

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1751-1754

  Russo, Louis ^a   Wiechmann, Robert J ^a   Magovern, James A ^a   Szydlowski, Gary W ^a   Mack, Michael J ^c   Naunheim, Keith S ^b   Landreneau, Rodney J ^a,d  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

EID: 0032418472     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00946-1     Document Type: Article

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