A comparison of chest tubes versus bulb-suction drains in pediatric thoracic surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 812-814

  Valusek, Patricia A ^a   Tsao, Kuojen ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a   Sharp, Ronald J ^a   Andrews, Walter S ^a   Snyder, Charles L ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulb suction drains; Chest tubes; Soft drains

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; CHEST TUBES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 34248197647     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.12.061     Document Type: Article

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