Air leaks following pulmonary resection for lung cancer: Is it a patient or surgeon related problem?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 422-427

  Elsayed, Hany ^a,b   McShane, J ^a   Shackcloth, M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Air leak; Lung resection morbidity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84867220663     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13171221592258     Document Type: Article

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