Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Management of Subacute Retained Blood Syndrome after Cardiac Surgery

PURPOSE: Blood loss along with inadequate evacuation after cardiac surgery leads to retained blood syndrome (RBS) in the pleural and/or pericardial cavity. Re-sternotomy is often needed for clot evacuation. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) evacuation is a less-invasive procedure. However,...

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Main Authors: Autschbach, R. (Author), Drosos, V. (Author), Durak, K. (Author), Kalverkamp, S. (Author), Nubbemeyer, K. (Author), Spillner, J. (Author), Zayat, R. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
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