Clinical Importance of Sputum in the Respiratory Tract as a Predictive Marker of Postoperative Morbidity After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
ConclusionsSputum in the respiratory tract is a novel predictor of postesophagectomy pneumonia. Patients with sputum in the more distal respiratory tract might have high risk of postoperative morbidities.
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
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