Postlobectomy Chest Radiographic Changes: A Quantitative Analysis
Kim C, Godelman A, Jain V, Merav A, Haramati L. Postlobectomy Chest Radiographic Changes: A Quantitative Analysis. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal 2011, 62: 280-287. PMID: 21958743, DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir leak durationPrior sternotomyMediastinal shiftRadiographic changesChest radiographsRetrospective case-control seriesDuration of hospitalizationPostoperative chest radiographsChest radiographic changesPresence of pneumothoraxCase-control seriesRatio of postSubsequent lobectomyHospital staySurgical complicationsComplication rateConsecutive patientsRadiographic findingsHemidiaphragm elevationPreoperative measurementsPatient outcomesAir leakLobectomy siteLobectomySternotomy