Lung sealant and morbidity after pleural decortication: a prospective randomized, blinded study

OBJECTIVES: Prolonged postoperative air leaks (AL) are a major cause of morbidity. Aim of this work was evaluating use of a Lung Sealant System (Pleuraseal™, Covidien, Mansfield, MA, U.S.A.) in pleural decortications for empyema thoracis. METHODS: From January 2008 to December 2008, 46 consecutive p...

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Autores principales: Bertolaccini, Luca, Lybéris, Paraskevas, Manno, Emilpaolo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20509919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-45

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20509919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-45

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