Small-bore chest tubes seem to perform better than larger tubes in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Iepsen, Ulrik Winning ^a   Ringbæk, Thomas ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEST TUBE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRAINAGE TUBE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; WOUND INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; DRAINAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; EQUIPMENT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880061603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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