welcomes you to the new, improved website!The authors removed chest tubes after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy with serous fluid production up to 500 ml/day in 622 patients. Of them, 17 (2,8%) needed reinterventions due to recurrent pleural effusion. There was no association to the postoperative day of tube removal.
Early chest tube removal after video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy with serous fluid production up to 500 ml/day
Submitted by: Joel Dunning
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Lars S. Bjerregaard, Katrine Jensen, Rene Horsleben Petersen, and Henrik Jessen Hansen