The use of subcutaneous drains to manage subcutaneous emphysema

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-131

  Sherif, Hisham M ^a   Ott, David A ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage subcutaneous; Mediastinal emphysema therapy; Pneumothorax; Subcutaneous emphysema therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTERY TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0033057027     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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