Occult pneumothoraces in critical care: A prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial of pleural drainage for mechanically ventilated trauma patients with occult pneumothoraces

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 747-755

  Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a,b,c,d,f   Rizoli, Sandro ^g   Ouellet, Jean Francois ^a,b,i   Roberts, Derek J ^b,c,d   Sirois, Marco ^j   Ball, Chad G ^a,b   Xiao, Zhengwen Jimmy ^a,b   Tiruta, Corina ^a,b   Meade, Maureen ^h   Trottier, Vincent ⁱ   Zhu, George ^e   Chagnon, Francois ^j   Tien, Homer ^f,g  

^a Regional Trauma Services   (Canada)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e Alberta Health   (Canada)

^f Canadian Forces Health Services   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Critical care; Occult pneumothorax; Pneumothorax; Positive pressure ventilation; Tube thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCULT PNEUMOTHORAX; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHEST TUBES; CRITICAL CARE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874905020     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182827158     Document Type: Article

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