Sonographically guided thoracentesis and rate of pneumothorax

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 442-446

  Barnes, Terrance W ^a   Morgenthaler, Timothy I ^a   Olson, Eric J ^a   Hesley, Gina K ^a   Decker, Paul A ^a   Ryu, Jay H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax; Sonography; Thoracentesis; Thorax; Tube thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARACENTESIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 28244484024     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20163     Document Type: Review

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