Chest tube management after pulmonary resection.
This article has provided a detailed description of the entire decision-making process of chest tube management. Although these protocols were derived from prospective randomized trials, further studies are needed.
Cerfolio
Robert James
RJ
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1900 University Blvd., THT Room 712, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Robert.Cerfolio@ccc.uab.edu
D015505:Chest Tubes; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods