[Use of pleural obturator after pneumonectomy].
The authors suggested and employed in 34 patients a balloon-devise, that is inflated in the pleural cavity following a removal of the lung. This lessens plasma and hemorrhages, thus contributing to the prophylaxis of postoperative empyemas.
D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control
Primenenie plevroobturatora posle pul'monektomii