Postoperative air leak grading is useful to predict prolonged air leak after pulmonary lobectomy
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DOI: 10.1186/s13019-017-0568-6
Abstract: BackgroundResults of studies to predict prolonged air leak (PAL; air leak longer than 5 days) after pulmonary lobectomy have been inconsistent and are of limited use. We developed a new scale representing the amount of early… read more here.
Keywords: air; predict prolonged; postoperative air; air leak ... See more keywords