Open AccessWhat Keeps Postpulmonary Resection Patients in Hospital?
Author(s) -
Trevor Bardell,
Dimitri Petsikas
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2003/610570
Subject(s) - medicine , resection , general surgery , surgery
Prolonged air leak (longer than three days) was hypothesized to be the primary cause of extended hospital stays following pulmonary resection. Its effect on length of stay (LOS) was compared with that of suboptimal pain control, nausea and vomiting, and other causes. Predictors of prolonged LOS and of prolonged air leaks were investigated.
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