A novel and safe technique in closed tube thoracostomy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dural, Koray ^a   Gulbahar, Gultekin ^b   Kocer, Bulent ^a   Sakinci, Unal ^a  

^a Numune Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Nafiz Korez Sincan City Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAB WOUND; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TUBE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSTOMY; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 77950545396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-21     Document Type: Article

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