Efficacy and complications of small-bore, wire-guided chest drains

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1857-1863

  Horsley, Alex ^a   Jones, Llinos ^b   White, John ^c   Henry, Michael ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Chest tubes; Empyema; Pleural; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRAIN; EMPHYSEMA; EMPYEMA; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PARAPNEUMONIC EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELDINGER TYPE DRAIN; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33845945854     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.6.1857     Document Type: Article

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