A comparison of rigid -v- video thoracoscopy in the management of chest trauma

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 655-659

  Karmy Jones, Riyad ^a,b   Vallieres, Eric ^a   Kralovich, Kurt ^b   Gasparri, Mario ^b   Sorensen, Victor J ^b   Horst, H Mathilda ^b   Patton Jr , Joseph H ^b   Wagner, James ^b   Wood, Douglas ^a   Brundage, Susan ^a   Obeid, Farouck N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPYEMA; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX INJURY; TUBE; VIDEORECORDING;

EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; ENDOSCOPY; FIBER OPTICS; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032435093     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00157-0     Document Type: Article

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