Ultrasound determination of chest wall thickness: Implications for needle thoracostomy

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1173-1177

  McLean, A Robb ^a   Richards, Michael E ^a   Crandall, Cameron S ^a   Marinaro, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX WALL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC WALL; THORACOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855164627     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.06.030     Document Type: Article

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