Outpatient treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax in a community hospital using a Heimlich flutter valve: A case series

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-119

  Campisi, Paolo ^a   Voitk, Andrus J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Salvation Army Scarborough Grace H ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Heimlich valve; management; Ontario; outpatient; spontaneous pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031027496     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)86442-6     Document Type: Note

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