Feasibility of early removal of chest tube in the operating room for spontaneous pneumothorax: A prospective randomized controlled study

Background/Objective: Chest drainage tube after surgery causes pain and prolonged length of hospital stay. Especially, young patients tend to experience greater postoperative pain than elderly patients. Therefore, we needed to discuss the indication of chest tube placement. The purpose of this study...

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Main Authors: Yo Kawaguchi, Jun Hanaoka, Kazuki Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958420302566