Pneumothorax post paediatric chest drain removal

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 302-304

  Stather, P ^a   Cheshire, H ^b   Bogwandas, H ^a   Peek, G ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular surgery; heart valve surgery; thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPYEMA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHEST TUBES; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAINAGE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79961118350     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250357     Document Type: Article

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