A study of the complications of small bore 'Seldinger' intercostal chest drains

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 603-607

  Davies, Helen E ^a   Merchant, Shairoz ^b   McGown, Anne ^b  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Complication; Malignant effusion; Pleural; Pleural disease; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPYEMA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 44249098554     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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