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Sonographic Identification of Tube Thoracostomy Study (SITTS): Confirmation of Intrathoracic Placement

INTRODUCTION: Thoracostomy tubes (TT) are commonly placed in the management of surgical, emergency, and trauma patients and chest radiographs (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) are performed to confirm placement. Ultrasound (US) has not previously been used as a means to confirm intrathoracic placem...

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Autores principales: Jenkins, Jamie A., Gharahbaghian, Laleh, Doniger, Stephanie J., Bradley, Scott, Crandall, Steve, Spain, David A., Williams, Sarah R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3421967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22942927
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.10.6680