Postoperative chest tube management: measuring air leak using an electronic device decreases variability in the clinical practice.

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  2009

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  European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.005PMID 18848460
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