| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2878805 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The developed scoring system reliably predicts incremental risk of PAL after pulmonary lobectomy. Its use may help in identifying those high-risk patients in whom to adopt intraoperative prophylactic strategies; in developing inclusion criteria for future randomized clinical trials on new technologies aimed at reducing or preventing air leak; and for patient counseling.
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Authors
Alessandro MD, Gonzalo MD, PhD, Majed MD, Marcelo F. MD, Cecilia MD, Armando MD, Jose Luis MD,