Use of small-bore silastic drains in general thoracic surgery

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-158

  Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^a   Yoshino, Ichiro ^a   Kameyama, Toshifumi ^a   Osoegawa, Atsushi ^a   Tagawa, Tetsuzo ^a   Yohena, Tomofumi ^a   Maehara, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

General thoracic surgery; Silastic drain; Small bore

Indexed keywords

BAYSILON; DIMETICONE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; THORAX SURGERY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SILICONES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34548056181     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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