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Occult Pneumothorax in Blunt Thoracic Trauma: Clinical Characteristics and Results of Delayed Tube Thoracostomy in a Level 1 Trauma Center

Occult pneumothorax in blunt trauma patients is often diagnosed only after computed tomography because supine chest X-ray (CXR) is preferred as an initial evaluation. However, improperly managed preexisting occult pneumothorax could threaten the vitality of patients. Therefore, this study aimed to e...

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Autores principales: Kim, Chang-Wan, Park, Il-Hwan, Youn, Young-jin, Byun, Chun-Sung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10342870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37445368
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12134333