Simple aspiration versus chest-tube insertion in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A systematic review

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 579-590

  Devanand, Anatham ^a   Koh, M S ^a   Ong, T H ^a   Low, S Y ^a   Phua, G C ^a   Tan, K L ^a   Philip Eng, C T ^a   Samuel, M ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Meta analysis; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; Simple aspiration; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

EID: 3242712113     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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