Bonnano's catheter: A less invasive and cost-effective alternative for drainage of pleural effusion

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1503-1504

  Asopa, Sanjay ^a   Patel, Anish ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; CATHETER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LETTER; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC CAVITY; TROCAR;

CATHETERIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 33751409800     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.06.042     Document Type: Letter

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