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What is Thoracotomy?
Thoracotomy is an incision into the pleural space of the chest. It is done to gain access to the thoracic area.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Lung Cancer | 1 | 0 | |||||
| GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Acute Pneumothorax | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Empyema | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cardiac Tamponade | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cysts | 1 | 0 | |||||
See 1 patient currently having Thoracotomy
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Thoracotomy
| Hospitalization | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 1 |
Reported Schedules
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not indicated | 4 |  |