The Effect of Negative Pressure Applied on Chest Tubes in the Amount of Pleural Effusions in Postcoronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients

Background: Application of negative pressure on chest tubes is one of the most common methods for management of chest tubes drainage after cardio-thoracic surgeries. However, the effect of this measure on long-term outcome of these patients and especially on postoperative pleural effusions is not th...

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Main Authors: Ali Sadeghpour Tabaie, Rasoul Azarfarin, Bahador Baharestani, Shariar Mali, Sepehr Sadeghpour Tabaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=10;epage=14;aulast=Tabaie