Quantification of the size of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Accuracy of the Light index

Respiration

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 396-399

  Noppen, Marc ^a   Alexander, Patrick ^b   Driesen, Peter ^c   Slabbynck, Hans ^d   Verstraete, André ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Kliniek Zusters van Barmhartigheit   (Belgium)

^c Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Jozef   (Belgium)

^d MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Light index; Pneumothorax; Size, pneumothorax; Spontaneous pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOSCOPY; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PNEUMOTHORAX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034916241     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050533     Document Type: Article

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