Spontaneous pneumothorax; a multicentre retrospective analysis of emergency treatment, complications and outcomes

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 450-457

  Brown, S G A ^a,b,c   Ball, E L ^b,e   Macdonald, S P J ^a,c,d   Wright, C ^f   Mcd Taylor, D ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Armadale Health Service   (Australia)

^e FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Bunbury Regional Hospital   (Australia)

^g AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chest tube adverse effect; Pleural disease; Pneumothorax primary spontaneous; Pneumothorax secondary; Pneumothorax therapy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ANOXIA; CHEST TUBE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; DRAINAGE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEMOTHORAX; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; RUPTURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; CHEST TUBES; COMORBIDITY; DRAINAGE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT TRANSFER; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900025946     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12398     Document Type: Article

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