Less is more: the benefits of low suction for digital pleural drainage devices after pulmonary resection

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Stephen Donald Gowing et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1999-S2001.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.74.

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

The effects of low suction on digital drainage devices after lobectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial†.
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