The Frequency of Pleural Effusions after Bellovac Drainage following Coronary Bypass Grafting

Vascular

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-312

  Dunning, Joel ^a   Megahed, Mahmood ^a   Millner, Russell W J ^a  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chest tubes; pleural effusion; thoracic surgery; thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037941152     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090301100411     Document Type: Article

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