Thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy: Is the prone position a safe alternative to the decubitus position?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 838-844

  Feng, Mingxiang ^a   Shen, Yaxing ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Tan, Lijie ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Khan, Muhammad Asim ^b   Wang, Qun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGENATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORACOLAPAROSCOPIC ESOPHAGECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRONE POSITION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84862789186     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.047     Document Type: Article

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