A retrospective review comparing the treatment outcomes of emergency lung resection for massive haemoptysis with and without preoperative bronchial artery embolization

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 251-255

  Alexander, Gerard R ^a  

^a INKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Airway; Bleeding; Bronchial arteries; Lobectomy; Lung pathology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHIAL ARTERY; BRONCHIAL ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CHILD; CLOSED DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

AIRWAY; BLEEDING; BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; LOBECTOMY; LUNG PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; CHILD; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892497694     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt336     Document Type: Article

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