Commercial aircraft repatriation of patients with pneumothorax

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 200-202

  Duchateau, Francois Xavier ^a,b   Legrand, Jean Michel ^a   Verner, Laurent ^b   Brady, William J ^c,d  

^a Mondial Assistance France ^*  (France)

^b Allianz Global Assistance France   (France)

^c Allianz Global Assistance   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CHEST TUBE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBE REMOVAL; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AIR TRAVEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879633694     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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