Open AccessA prospective randomized, controlled trial deems a drainage of 300 ml/day safe before removal of the last chest drain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy
Author(s) -
Hongya Xie,
Kai Xu,
Jinxing Tang,
Wen Bian,
Haitao Ma,
Jun Zhao,
Bin Ni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivv115
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , surgery , pethidine , anesthesia , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , chest tube , randomized controlled trial , group b , drainage , analgesic , thoracoscopy , pneumothorax , ecology , biology
To study the feasible and safe volume threshold for chest tube removal following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lobectomy.
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