The OPTICC trial: a multi-institutional study of occult pneumothoraces in critical care

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 581-586

  Ouellet, Jean François ^a   Trottier, Vincent ^a   Kmet, Leanne ^e   Rizoli, Sandro ^b   Laupland, Kevin ^e   Ball, Chad G ^c   Sirois, Marco ^d   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^e  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Injury; Mechanical ventilation; Occult pneumothorax; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATION; OCCULT PNEUMOTHORAX; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT STUDY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349155535     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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