Tension pneumothorax complicating autologous "blood patch" pleurodesis

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1066-1067

  Williams, P ^a   Laing, R ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 28244472019     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.027854     Document Type: Article

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