Simple aspiration as initial treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Results of 91 consecutive cases

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-138

  Chan, Stewart S W ^a   Lam, Peggo K W ^b,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

aspiration; drainage; guidelines; pneumothorax; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOCENTESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 13544266405     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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