A prospective randomized single-blind control study of volume threshold for chest tube removal following lobectomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-67

  Zhang, Ye ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Hu, Bin ^a   Li, Tong ^a   Miao, Jin Bai ^a   You, Bin ^a   Fu, Yi Li ^a   Zhang, Wen Qian ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEST TUBE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AIRWAY EXTUBATION; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891629056     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2271-7     Document Type: Article

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