Fast track in thoracic surgery

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-188

  Freixinet, Jorge L ^a   Rodríguez, Pedro M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER STAGING; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; LUNG CANCER; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 48249135476     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230801600302     Document Type: Editorial

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