Is routine roentgenography needed after closed tube thoracostomy removal?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 684-688

  Pacanowski, John P ^a   Waack, Matthew L ^a   Daley, Brian J ^a   Hunter, Karen S ^a   Clinton, Richard ^a   Diamond, Daniel L ^a   Enderson, Blaine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033998126     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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