Use of a sealant to prevent prolonged air leaks after lung resection: a prospective randomized study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lequaglie, Cosimo ^a   Giudice, Gabriella ^a   Marasco, Rita ^a   Morte, Aniello D ^a   Gallo, Massimiliano ^b  

^a REFERRAL CANCER CENTER OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Basilicata Regional Health Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air leak; Digital chest drain; Surgical sealant

Indexed keywords

COSEAL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; CHEST TUBE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

AGED; AIR; CHEST TUBES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 84867053244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-7-106     Document Type: Article

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