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Editorial
. 2020 May;12(5):1758-1761.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1624.

How to reduce bleeding complications during thoracoscopic anatomic pulmonary resection

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Editorial

How to reduce bleeding complications during thoracoscopic anatomic pulmonary resection

Takuro Miyazaki et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 May.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-1624). TM serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Thoracic Disease from Sep 2018 to Aug 2020. TN has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Pre, intra and postoperative tasks for safe video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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Figure 2
Procedures for controlling bleeding during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

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