Electronic versus traditional chest tube drainage following lobectomy: a randomized trial Article Swipe
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Marike Lijkendijk
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Peter B. Licht
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Kirsten Neckelmann
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YOU?
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· 2015
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu535
· OA: W2039710505
YOU?
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· 2015
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu535
· OA: W2039710505
Electronic drainage systems did not reduce chest tube duration or length of hospitalization significantly compared with traditional water seal drainage when a strict algorithm for chest tube removal was used. This algorithm allowed delegation of chest tube removal to staff nurses, and in some patients chest tubes could be removed safely on the day of surgery.
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