Thoracoscopic surgery under epidural anesthesia for intractable secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Objective: Surgical intervention might be required in secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) with prolonged air leak; however, operation under general anesthesia (GA) could be critical in compromised patients. In this study, we performed video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) under epidural anesth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-07-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958416000038 |