Timing safety and efficacy of
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Timing, safety, and efficacy of thoracoscopic evacuation of undrained post-traumatic hemothorax
Residual post-traumatic hemothorax (RPTH) occurs in 3 to 8 per cent of patients with tube thoracostomy and may cause serious infectious complications. Surgical evacuation is recommended, and thoracoscopic evacuation (THEVA) tends to replace open thoracotomy for this purpose. The objective of this ... December 1, 2001; The American Surgeon
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