Tension pyopneumothorax in a child: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-431

  Whiteman, Paula J ^a   Wilson, Matthew T ^a   Barcay, David ^a   Ting, Paul P ^a   Chen, Steve C ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Tension pyopneumothorax

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EAR INFECTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG PRESSURE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; REOPERATION; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION PYOPNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038027180     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00040-4     Document Type: Article

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