Intrapleural Instillation of Autologous Blood in the Treatment of Prolonged Air Leak After Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1052-1056

  Shackcloth, Michael J ^a   Poullis, Michael ^a   Jackson, Mark ^a   Soorae, Ajaib ^a   Page, Richard D ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEALANT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED AIR LEAK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX DRAINAGE;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BLOOD; CHEST TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL CAVITY; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747337461     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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