Pigtail catheters versus large-bore chest tubes for pneumothoraces in children treated in the emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-267

  Dull, Karen E ^a   Fleisher, Gary R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Large bore chest tube; Pigtail catheter; Pneumothoraces

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN; PNEUMOTHORAX; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CHEST TUBES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036678901     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200208000-00008     Document Type: Article

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3. The needle-wire-dilator technique for the insertion of chest tubes in pediatric patients
4. Efficacy and complications of percutaneous pigtail catheters for thoracostomy in pediatric patients