TY - JOUR AU - Ladan, Mateja AU - Petersen, René Horsleben PY - 2019 TI - Benefits of omitting chest drain after thoracoscopic major lung resection JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 11, No 12 (December 31, 2019): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - The usage of chest drains after thoracic surgery was first reported in 1922 and has been a routine part of the procedures since the 1950s (1). Aside from draining the pleural cavity of air and excess fluid, the indication for chest drains is to prevent a possible pneumothorax from evolving into a pressure pneumothorax and to help and guide the surgeons in the decision making of the need for redo- surgery. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/33841