Analysis of early postoperative complications in patients underwent pneumonectomy for unilateral destructive pulmonary tuberculosis

Conclusions: The structure of the complications is dominated by pleural complications. The presence of MDR/XDR MTB and positive sputum smear at the time of surgery are significant risk factors for the development of early postoperative complications.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Serezvin, I., Vasilev, I., Avetisyan, A., Yablonskii, P. Tags: Thoracic surgery Source Type: research