Randomized Controlled Trial of Thresholds for Drain Removal After Anatomic Lung Resection

CONCLUSIONS: No increased postoperative complications occurred with this weight-based formula, and a trend toward earlier discharge after open surgery was observed in the test group.PMID:37734641 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.011

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Konstantinos Gioutsos Lasse Ehrenreich Luis Filipe Azenha Christopher Siegbert Quapp Gregor Jan Kocher Jon Andri Lutz Stephan Peischl Patrick Dorn Source Type: research