A new painless method of fixation and removal of a silicone chest drain after thoracic surgery

Surgery Today

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-284

  Kamiyoshihara, Mitsuhiro ^a   Ibe, Takashi ^a  

^a MAEBASHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Postoperative; Small silicone drain; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAIN; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY;

DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 40149092487     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-007-3602-9     Document Type: Article

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