An initial description of a sonographic sign that verifies intrathoracic chest tube placement

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 626-630

  Salz, Toby O ^a   Wilson, Sharon R ^b   Liebmann, Otto ^a   Price, Daniel D ^a  

^a ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBE;

CADAVER; CHEST TUBES; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953296047     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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