Interpleural distance predicts persistent air leak after initial primary spontaneous pneumothorax

BACKGROUND: Initial surgical intervention for a first episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is controversial. However, if air leak persists after initial drainage, surgical treatment is recommended. Therefore, we investigated risk factors for persistent air leak (PAL) in patients with a...

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Autores principales: Akamine, Takaki, Kometani, Takuro, Hashinokuchi, Asato, Akamine, Shinji, Shikada, Yasunori, Wataya, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7330386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32642128
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.04.48

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