Chest drainage suction decreases differential pleural pressure after upper lobectomy and has no effect after lower lobectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-534

  Varela, Gonzalo ^a   Brunelli, Alessandro ^b   Jiménez, Marcelo F ^a   Di Nunzio, Luca ^b   Novoa, Nuria ^a   Aranda, José L ^a   Sabbatini, Armando ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pleural physiology; Pleural suction; Pulmonary lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LEFT LOWER LOBECTOMY; LEFT UPPER LOBECTOMY; LOBECTOMY; LUNG FUNCTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT LOWER LOBECTOMY; RIGHT UPPER LOBECTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PRESSURE;

CHEST TUBES; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INHALATION; PLEURA; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE; SUCTION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 76449102306     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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