Positioning of chest tubes: Effects on pressure and drainage

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Gordon, Phyllis A ^a   Norton, Joy M ^b   Guerra, Joseph M ^c   Perdue, Sondra T ^b,d  

^a University Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRESSURE; TUBE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRESSURE;

EID: 0030635994     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.1.33     Document Type: Article

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