Needle aspiration of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 19, 2013, Pages e24(1)-

  Pasquier, Mathieu ^a   Hugli, Olivier ^a   Carron, Pierre Nicolas ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DYSPNEA; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIDEORECORDING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; SUCTION;

HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUCTION;

EID: 84878203945     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm1111468     Document Type: Article

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