Hemopneumothorax missed by auscultation in penetrating chest injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 86-89

  Chen, Shyr Chyr ^a   Markmann, James F ^b   Kauder, Donald R ^b   Schwab, C William ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auscultation; Hemopneumothorax; Hemothorax; Penetrating chest injury; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031022428     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199701000-00015     Document Type: Article

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