Elective intensive care after lung resection: A multicentric propensity-matched comparison of outcome

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 609-613

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a,c   Pieretti, Paola ^b   Al Refai, Majed ^a   Lacava, Nicola ^b   Xiume', Francesco ^a   Boaron, Maurizio ^b   Zanello, Marco ^b   Sabbatini, Armando ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intensive care management; Lung resection; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcome; Postoperative management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

EID: 28544447051     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.116459     Document Type: Article

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