Successful use of a single chest drain postlobectomy instead of two classical drains: A randomized study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 562-566

  Gómez Caro, Abel ^a   Roca, Maria J ^a   Torres, Juan ^a   Cascales, Pedro ^a   Terol, Emilio ^a   Castañer, Juan ^a   Piñero, Antonio ^a   Parrilla, Pascual ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complications; Drains; Lobectomy; Outcome; Pain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 33644988181     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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