Timing, safety, and efficacy of thoracoscopic evacuation of undrained post-traumatic hemothorax

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1165-1169

  Vassiliu, Pantelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TIME; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOSTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035656672     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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