Outpatient treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax using a small-bore chest drain with a Heimlich valve: The experience of a Singapore emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 400-404

  Lai, Shieh Mei ^a   Tee, Augustine Kim Huat ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heimlich valve; pneumothorax; small bore chest drain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEST TUBE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEIMLICH VALVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SMALL BORE CHEST DRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869079639     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834ec794     Document Type: Article

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