Thoracotomy and thoracoscopy: postoperative pulmonary function, pain and chest wall complaints
Open Access
- 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
Two different surgical accesses combined with standard pain management procedures are compared regarding early and intermediate pulmonary function and pain relief.Keywords
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