Lung sealant and morbidity after pleural decortication: A prospective randomized, blinded study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Bertolaccini, Luca ^a   Lybéris, Paraskevas ^b   Manno, Emilpaolo ^b  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUBE;

CHEST TUBES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 77952739258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-45     Document Type: Article

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