title: Chest tube management after pulmonary resection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Robert James
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cerfolio
mesh_terms: 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