Pleural decompression and drainage during trauma reception and resuscitation

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-20

  Fitzgerald, M ^a,c   Mackenzie, C F ^b   Marasco, S ^a   Hoyle, R ^d   Kossmann, T ^a,c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Casey Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Haemothorax; Needle thoracocentesis; Pleural decompression; Pneumothorax; Thoracostomy; Trauma resuscitation

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EMPHYSEMA; EMPYEMA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS;

CHEST TUBES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESUSCITATION; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 37549031347     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.07.021     Document Type: Review

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