Early removal of the chest tube after complete video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 575-578

  Göttgens, Kevin W A ^a   Siebenga, Jan ^a   Belgers, Eric H J ^a   van Huijstee, Pieter Jan ^a   Bollen, Ewald C M ^a  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air leak; Chest tubes; Pulmonary lobectomy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBE REMOVAL; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST TUBES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952534628     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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