Video-assisted thoracoscopy in the early diagnosis and management of post-traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1227-1231

  Fabbrucci, Paolo ^a   Nocentini, Luciano ^a   Secci, Stefano ^a   Manzoli, Daniela ^a   Bruscino, Alessandro ^a   Fedi, Massimo ^a   Paroli, Gian Matteo ^a   Santoni, Simona ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemopneumothorax; Hemothorax; Pleural drainage; Pneumothorax; VATS; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TUBE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST TUBES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 43049127817     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9594-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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