Ambulatory treatment in the management of pneumothorax: A systematic review of the literature

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 664-669

  Brims, Fraser John H ^a,b   Maskell, Nick A ^c  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEATH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEIMLICH VALVE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS;

PLEURAL DISEASE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879375020     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202875     Document Type: Article

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