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The role of repairing lung lacerations during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery evacuations for retained haemothorax caused by blunt chest trauma

OBJECTIVES: Retained haemothorax and pneumothorax are the most common complications after blunt chest traumas. Lung lacerations derived from fractures of the ribs are usually found in these patients. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is usually used as a routine procedure in the treatment...

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Autores principales: Chou, Yi-Pin, Kuo, Liang-Chi, Soo, Kwan-Ming, Tarng, Yih-Wen, Chiang, Hsin-I., Huang, Fong-Dee, Lin, Hsing-Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24242850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt523