Recent advances in the treatment of air leaks

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-323

  Cerfolio, Robert James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air leaks; Chest tube management; Water seal

Indexed keywords

AIR LEAK; ALVEOLAR PLEURAL FISTULA; FISTULA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUBE;

EID: 23044487150     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000161056.85290.08     Document Type: Review

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