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Original Articles: General Thoracic

Invited commentary

Thoracic Unit, Nottingham University Hospital, Hucknall Rd, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

(Email: david.beggs@nuh.nhs.uk).

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All thoracic surgeons are familiar with the unfortunate situation in which a patient has an initially uncomplicated recovery from surgery after an appropriate and technically excellent resection, but then they start to worsen clinically, develop minor atalectatic changes on chest roentgenograms, deteriorating into a proven chest infection. Then there can follow a cascade of complications that take their toll on . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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