Management of spontaneous pneumothorax compared to British Thoracic Society (BTS) 2003 guidelines: A district general hospital audit

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 291-298

  Medford, Andrew R L ^a,b   Pepperell, Justin C T ^a  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Bts guidelines; Chest drain; Pleural aspiration; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35348980222     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00060     Document Type: Article

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