An aggregate score to predict the risk of large pleural effusion after pulmonary lobectomy [1]
A two-center prospective study on 229 patients with pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer was conducted. Large postoperative pleural effusion (>400 ml/day) could be predicted by an aggregate score which includes age >70 years, lower lobectomy and presence of COPD.
Source name:
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
Resource link:
Subspecialty(ies):
Thoracic [4]