Malpractice issues in radiology: Complications of lung abscess aspiration and drainage

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1083-1086

  Mueller, Peter R ^a   Berlin, Leonard ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG ABSCESS; MALPRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY; SUCTION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALPRACTICE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036584576     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.178.5.1781083     Document Type: Article

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