Chest tube management following pulmonary lobectomy: Change of protocol results in fewer air leaks

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-31

  Bertholeta, Joost W M ^a   Joosten, Joris J A ^b   Keemers Gelsa, Mariël E ^a   van den Wildenberga, Frits J H ^a   Barendregta, Wouter B ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Division of Lung Surgery   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air leak; Chest tube management; Drainage; Lobectomy; Suction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBE REMOVAL;

AGED; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650901955     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.248716     Document Type: Article

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