How to avoid and manage a pneumothorax

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-14

  Giacomini, M ^a   Iapichino, G ^a   Armani, S ^a   Cozzolino, M ^b   Brancaccio, D ^b   Gallieni, Maurizio ^b,c  

^a Fatebenefratelli Ophthalmiatric H   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central venous catheters; Femoral vein; Iatrogenic pneumothorax; Internal jugular vein; Subclavian vein; Thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; NEEDLE; PLEURA CAVITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 33646386668     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980600700103     Document Type: Review

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