Morbidity and validity of the hemiclamshell approach for thoracic surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-199

  Lardinois, Didier ^a   Sippel, Martin ^a   Gugger, Matthias ^b   Dusmet, Michael ^c   Ris, Hans Beat ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hemiclamshell; Postoperative pain; Pulmonary function testing; Shoulder girdle function; Trap door incision

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MORBIDITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032799587     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00156-6     Document Type: Article

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