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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1976; 9(2): 133-138
Published online June 1, 1976
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
홍장수,서경필
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The author reviewed 263 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis operated on at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during the 19 year period, from January, 1957 to December 1975- Following observations were made: 1] The sex ratio was 2.8: 1 in male`s favor, and 83.6% of the patients were between 20 and 49 years of age. 2] The trends in operative procedures revealed that surgical collapse as a definitive therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis has virtually disappeared and operations required for residuals of pleural diseases have increased. 3] The overall hospital mortality rate was 3-8%. The highest mortality rate was encountered in the cases of resection and decortication with 28.6%, 4] The rate of overall postoperative complications was 24.7%, the highest being encountered in decortication with 56.4%. 5] The most frequent cause of death was bleeding, while the dead space was the most frequent complication.[KTCS 1976;2:133-138]
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1976; 9(2): 133-138
Published online June 1, 1976
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
홍장수,서경필
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The author reviewed 263 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis operated on at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during the 19 year period, from January, 1957 to December 1975- Following observations were made: 1] The sex ratio was 2.8: 1 in male`s favor, and 83.6% of the patients were between 20 and 49 years of age. 2] The trends in operative procedures revealed that surgical collapse as a definitive therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis has virtually disappeared and operations required for residuals of pleural diseases have increased. 3] The overall hospital mortality rate was 3-8%. The highest mortality rate was encountered in the cases of resection and decortication with 28.6%, 4] The rate of overall postoperative complications was 24.7%, the highest being encountered in decortication with 56.4%. 5] The most frequent cause of death was bleeding, while the dead space was the most frequent complication.[KTCS 1976;2:133-138]