Treating trapped fluid pockets in the chestwall after surgery
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This STUDY REPLACES THE AIR-OR-Pus-Filled Pockets]]
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- You are admitted to the hospital for care. This Study tests whether Opening and draining surgeons can avoid leaving behind trapped fluid after chest surgery by attaching a tube continuously drains the site(The(
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