Decreasing the incidence of prolonged air leak after right upper lobectomy with the anterior fissureless technique

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1007-1011

  Ng, Thomas ^a   Ryder, Beth A ^a   Machan, Jason T ^b   Cioffi, William G ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR FISSURELESS TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED AIR LEAK; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

AGED; AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949490428     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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