An audit of medical thoracoscopy and talc poudrage for pneumothorax prevention in advanced COPD

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1315-1320

  Lee, Pyng ^a   Yap, Wee See ^b   Pek, Wee Yang ^b   Ng, Alan Wei Keong ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

COPD; Pneumothorax; Poudrage; Talc; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TALC POUDRAGE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TUBE;

EID: 16544367128     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.4.1315     Document Type: Article

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