Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure

Key message Chest drainage is a basic and important procedure in the treatment of pneumothorax. When properly implemented, even the most severely ill patients may be able to be treated without surgical intervention.

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Main Authors: Masamitsu Hamakawa, Tadashi Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-02-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1299
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Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure
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chest drainage
chest tube
emergency medicine
pneumothorax
respiratory medicine
title Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure
title_full Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure
title_fullStr Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure
title_full_unstemmed Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure
title_short Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure
title_sort chest drainage a basic but essential procedure
topic chest drainage
chest tube
emergency medicine
pneumothorax
respiratory medicine
url https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1299
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