Outpatient management of post-pneumonectomy and post-lobectomy empyema using the vacuum-assisted closure system
- 30 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgery Today
- Vol. 40 (8) , 711-718
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-4096-9
Abstract
The conventional management of a post-pneumonectomy (PPE) and post-lobectomy empyema (PLE) necessitates an open window, wound packing, frequent wound debridement, and prolonged hospitalization. We studied the feasibility of outpatient therapy in this patient population using the vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy system.Keywords
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