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Editorial
. 2022 Feb 12:9:291-292.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.02.012. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Commentary: Thoracic intensive care unit readmissions-glass half full or half empty?

Robert B Cameron  1   2
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Commentary: Thoracic intensive care unit readmissions-glass half full or half empty?

Robert B Cameron. JTCVS Open. .
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Three interpretations of a glass half full/empty.
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Thoracic surgeons often interpret postoperative problems as a glass half full whereas intensivists consider similar problems as a glass half empty. The reality is more in between, and both surgeons and intensivists should strive to better understand different viewpoints.
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  • doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.01.018

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