Evidence-based management of paediatric primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Robinson, Paul D ^a,b   Cooper, Peter ^a   Ranganathan, Sarath C ^c,d,e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

aspiration; intercostal chest catheter; management; primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

CATHETERIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG BULLA; LUNG CYST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE;

EID: 68049114688     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2008.12.003     Document Type: Review

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