Open window thoracostomy: modern update of an ancient operation.

Reyes, K G; Mason, D P; Murthy, S C; Su, J W; Rice, T W

Reyes, K G; Mason, D P; Murthy, S C; Su, J W; Rice, T W.

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Reyes KG; Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 58(4): 220-4, 2010 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20514577

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Empyema, Pleural/surgery; Thoracostomy/methods; Bronchial Fistula/etiology; Bronchial Fistula/surgery; Empyema, Pleural/etiology; Empyema, Pleural/microbiology; Empyema, Pleural/mortality; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lung Neoplasms/complications; Male; Middle Aged; Ohio; Pulmonary Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Reoperation; Thoracostomy/adverse effects; Thoracostomy/mortality; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Thoracostomy / Empyema, Pleural Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Year: 2010 Document type: Article

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