Thoracotomy and thoracoscopy: postoperative pulmonary function, pain and chest wall complaints
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- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 12 (1) , 82-87
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(97)00105-x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Two different surgical accesses combined with standard pain management procedures are compared regarding early and intermediate pulmonaryKeywords
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