Determining optimal fluid and air leak cut off values for chest drain management in general thoracic surgery

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2053-2057

  Mesa Guzman, Miguel ^a   Periklis, Perikleous ^a   Niwaz, Zakiyah ^a   Socci, Laura ^a   Raubenheimer, Hilgardt ^a   Adams, Ben ^a   Gurung, Lokesh ^a   Uzzaman, Mohsin ^a   Lim, Eric ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air leak; Chest drain; Chest drain management; Postoperative care; Postoperative stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AIR LEAK; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FLUID LEAK; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84949951743     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.11.42     Document Type: Article

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