Effect of surgecel coverage with topical electrocauterization for preventing and sealing pulmonary air leakage

International Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 190-194

  Luh, Shi Ping ^a   Chou, His Hsien ^a   Tsai, Tsung Po ^a   Chen, Jia Yuh ^a   Chou, Ming Chih ^a   Wang, Yao Horng ^b   Lee, Chun Jean ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Animal Technology Institute   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air leakage; Surgecel coverage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLEURA; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; ELECTROCOAGULATION; PLEURA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SWINE;

EID: 13644251495     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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