Early removal of chest tubes after lung resection-VATS the reason?†

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 464-

  Jiwnani, Sabita ^a   Mehta, Marzi ^a   Karimundackal, George ^a   Pramesh, C S ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Lobectomy; VATS

Indexed keywords

CHEST TUBE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; TUBE REMOVAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TUBE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

CHEST TUBES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 84860316822     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.06.016     Document Type: Letter

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