Small catheter tube thoracostomy: Effective in managing chest trauma in stable patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-399

  Rivera, Louis ^a   O'Reilly, Eamon B ^a   Sise, Michael J ^a   Norton, Valerie C ^a   Sise, C Beth ^a   Sack, Daniel I ^a   Swanson, Sophia M ^a   Iman, Rahwa B ^a   Paci, Gabrielle M ^a   Antevil, Jared L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest tube; Complications; Interventional radiology; Thoracic injuries; Thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ADULT; CHEST TUBES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651180779     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318173f81e     Document Type: Article

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