Air leaks after lobectomy increase the risk of empyema but not of cardiopulmonary complications: A case-matched analysis

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1150-1156

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a,b   Xiume, Francesco ^a   Al Refai, Majed ^a   Salati, Michele ^a   Marasco, Rita ^a   Sabbatini, Armando ^a  

^a Unit of Thoracic Surgery   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Morbidity; Prolonged air leak; Propensity matching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPYEMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750044834     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.4.1150     Document Type: Article

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