Stents are associated with increased risk of respiratory infections in patients undergoing airway interventions for malignant airways disease

Chest

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 441-449

  Grosu, Horiana B ^a   Eapen, George A ^a   Morice, Rodolfo C ^a   Jimenez, Carlos A ^a   Casal, Roberto F ^b   Almeida, Francisco A ^c   Sarkiss, Mona G ^a   Ost, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT STENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; THERAPEUTIC BRONCHOSCOPY;

EID: 84881512125     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1721     Document Type: Article

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