Optimal timing of video-assisted thoracic surgery for acute pyothorax: a retrospective study.

Hideki MatsudairaSatoshi ArakawaYuki NodaAi OhtaniDaiki KatoTakamasa ShibasakiShohei MoriJun HiranoTakashi Ohtsuka

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2021)

Thoracoscopic surgery for acute pyothorax is safe and curative, and should be performed within 21 days of disease onset to avoid postoperative complications.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
minimally invasive
aortic dissection
coronary artery bypass
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
rectal cancer
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
acute respiratory distress syndrome