Needle thoracostomy in the treatment of a tension pneumothorax in trauma patients: What size needle?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-114

  Zengerink, Imme ^a,d   Brink, Peter R ^a   Laupland, Kevin B ^b   Raber, Earl L ^c   Zygun, Dave ^b   Kortbeek, John B ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chest wall thickness; Computed tomography; Needle thoracostomy; Tension pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY; THORAX; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38149075217     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000239241.59283.03     Document Type: Article

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