ULTRASOUND-GUIDED CHEST TUBE THORACOSTOMY

BACKGROUND Chest ultrasound (US) is well documented as a valuable tool for pleural diseases. US helpsto clarify the cause of pleural opacities, estimate the volume of pleural effusion and identifyminimal or loculated pleural effusion. US characteristics of effusion provide helpful informationregardi...

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Main Authors: Tomaž Štupnik, Stanko Vidmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-03-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/469