A hydrodynamic study of pleural drainage systems: Some practical consequences

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2211-2221

  Manzanet, Gerardo ^a,c   Vela, Antonio ^b   Corell, Ricardo ^a   Morón, Ramón ^a   Calderón, Rogelio ^a   Suelves, Consuelo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA PLANA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c Hospital La Plana de Vila Real Castellón   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomedical engineering; Flowmeters; Laboratory; Pleural drainage system; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NEGATIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WATER LOSS; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCTION; SYSTEMS THEORY;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCTION; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 21844465402     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.6.2211     Document Type: Article

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