Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2874952 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Daily CXRs are not needed in the vast majority of patients who undergo elective pulmonary resection after thoracotomy. It is of little benefit for patients who do not have a pneumothorax on their recovery room CXR or for patients who do not become hypoxic.
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Daily Chest Roentgenograms Are Unnecessary in Nonhypoxic Patients Who Have Undergone Pulmonary Resection by Thoracotomy
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