Etilefrine use in the management of post-operative chyle leaks in thoracic surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 156-160

  Guillem, Philippe ^a   Papachristos, Ioannis ^b   Peillon, Christophe ^c   Triboulet, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b 424 General Military Hospital   (Greece)

^c ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chyloperitoneum; Chylothorax; Conservative treatment; Oesophagectomy; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ETILEFRINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SIDE EFFECT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 1842736389     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00263-9     Document Type: Article

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