Bilateral pneumothorax and tamponade after acupuncture;Pneumothorax bilatéral et tamponnade après acupuncture

Presse Medicale

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 311-312

  Cantan, R ^a   Milesi Defrance, N ^a   Hardenberg, K ^a   Vernet, M ^a   Messant, I ^a   Freysz, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRAIN; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA; PNEUMOTHORAX; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

EID: 17344376890     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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