Eloesser procedure

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:alternativeTo decortication
gptkbp:category thoracic surgery
gptkbp:complication infection
chronic drainage
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1935
gptkbp:followedBy chest wall dressing changes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eloesser procedure
gptkbp:indication bronchopleural fistula
persistent pleural infection
gptkbp:involves creation of a permanent open window in the chest wall
gptkbp:namedAfter Leo Eloesser
gptkbp:performedBy thoracic surgeon
gptkbp:requires general anesthesia
local anesthesia
gptkbp:usedFor chronic empyema
gptkbp:website pleural cavity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._Leo_Eloesser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7