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. 2022 Jun 15;35(1):ivac131.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac131.

Challenging conventional dogma in chest drain placement following lung resection surgery: is there a best position?

Emmanouil I Kapetanakis  1 , Nikolaos L Korodimos  1 , Thrasyvoulos P Michos  1 , Periklis I Tomos  1
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Challenging conventional dogma in chest drain placement following lung resection surgery: is there a best position?

Emmanouil I Kapetanakis et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. .
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Keywords: Chest drain; Lung resection; Lung surgery; Position.

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