Aspiration versus tube drainage in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A randomised study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 477-482

  Ayed, Adel K ^a,b   Chandrasekaran, C ^b   Sukumar, M ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Chest Diseases Hospital Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Recurrence; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Tube thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADULT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 33644849691     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00091505     Document Type: Article

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