Comparison of the single or double chest tube applications after pulmonary lobectomies

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-36

  Okur, Erdal ^a   Baysungur, Volkan ^a   Tezel, Cagatay ^a   Sevilgen, Gokcen ^a   Ergene, Gokhan ^a   Gokce, Mertol ^a   Halezeroglu, Semih ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chest tubes; Pain measurement; Postoperative pain; Pulmonary surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE SULFATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TENOXICAM; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CARCINOID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTUBATION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PLEURA FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57549107165     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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