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Indications and morbidity of tube thoracostomy performed for traumatic and non-traumatic free pleural effusions in a low-income setting
INTRODUCTION: Tube thoracostomy (TT) is widely used to resolve a number of pleural conditions. Few data are available on the complications of TT performed for non-traumatic conditions, especially in low income setting. The aim of this study is to analyse the indications and complications of TT perfo...
Autores principales: | Mefire, Alain Chichom, Fokou, Marcus, Dika, Louis Din |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258205/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25489361 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.256.3963 |
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