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Clinical value of a prophylactic minitracheostomy after esophagectomy: analysis in patients at high risk for postoperative pulmonary complications

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical value of a prophylactic minitracheostomy (PMT) in patients undergoing an esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and to clarify the indications for a PMT. METHODS: Ninety-four patients who underwent right transthoracic esophagectomy for esoph...

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Autores principales: Sakatoku, Yayoi, Fukaya, Masahide, Miyata, Kazushi, Itatsu, Keita, Nagino, Masato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29191187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-017-0321-z