Learning Thoracoscopic Lobectomy in Resident Training

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 690-695

  Huang, Chang Lun ^a   Liu, Chia Chuan ^b   Cheng, Ching Yuan ^a   Lin, Ching Hsiung ^a   Wu, Yu Chung ^c   Wang, Bing Yen ^a,b,c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

learning curve; resident training; thoracoscopic lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GOUT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORACOSCOPIC LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943699053     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1364203     Document Type: Article

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