Chylothorax after coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 314-315

  Falode, Olatunde ^a   Hunt, Ian ^a   Young, Christopher P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; REVIEW; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; CHYLOTHORAX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 22244492985     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.7.314     Document Type: Article

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