Incidence of chest tube clogging after cardiac surgery: A single-centre prospective observational study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1029-1036

  Karimov, Jamshid H ^a   Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Schenck, Laura ^a   Cook, Myra ^a   Kosty Sweeney, Denise ^a   Boyle, Edward M ^b   Fukamachi, Kiyotaka ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ST CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest; Complications; Haemothorax; Pleural space; Postoperative care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHEST TUBE; CHEST TUBE THROMBUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; THORAX DRAINAGE; THROMBUS;

CHEST; COMPLICATIONS; HAEMOTHORAX; PLEURAL SPACE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGERY;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEST TUBES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887633347     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt140     Document Type: Article

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