Sonographic Identification of Tube Thoracostomy Study (SITTS): Confirmation of intrathoracic placement

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-311

  Jenkins, Jamie A ^a   Gharahbaghian, Laleh ^b   Doniger, Stephanie J ^c   Bradley, Scott ^a   Crandall, Steve ^d   Spain, David A ^a   Williams, Sarah R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEST TUBE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLEURA; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACOSTOMY TUBE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 84872524122     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.10.6680     Document Type: Article

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