The use of flexible silastic drains after chest surgery: Novel thoracic drainage

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 331-333

  Ishikura, Hisashi ^a   Kimura, Suguru ^a  

^a TOKUSHIMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; BLAKE DRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TUBE;

AIR; CHEST TUBES; COHORT STUDIES; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PLIABILITY; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; SILICONES; THORACOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 29144454938     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.102     Document Type: Article

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