The effect of tube thoracostomy on oxygenation in ICU patients

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-104

  De Waele, Jan J ^a   Hoste, E ^a   Benoit, D ^a   Vandewoude, K ^a   Delaere, S ^a   Berrevoet, F ^a   Colardyn, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Oxygenation; Pleural effusion; Thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; APACHE; BELGIUM; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CAUSALITY; CHEST TUBES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942657250     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066602250358     Document Type: Review

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