Analysis of respiratory complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Preliminary observation of persistent aspiration risk

Dysphagia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Atkins, B Zane ^a,b   Fortes, Daniel L ^a,c   Watkins, Kevin T ^a,d  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Esophagectomy; Esophagus; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTUBATION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33846794869     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-006-9042-7     Document Type: Article

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