Login / Signup

Risk factors influencing postoperative pleural empyema in patients with pleural mesothelioma: a retrospective single-centre analysis.

Peter HenschkeLaura Chiara GuglielmettiSven HillingerGian-Marco MonschDidier SchneiterIsabelle OpitzOlivia Lauk
Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Patients undergoing EPP had a significantly higher risk of developing postoperative pleural empyema compared to patients undergoing other surgery types. Survival of patients with empyema was significantly shorter.
Keyphrases
  • patients undergoing
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • surgical site infection