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Large pneumothorax in blunt chest trauma: Is a chest drain always necessary in stable patients? A case report

INTRODUCTION: Pneumothorax is the most common potentially life-threatening blunt chest injury. The management of pneumothorax depends upon the etiology, its size and hemodynamic stability of the patient. Most clinicians agree that chest drainage is essential for the management of traumatic large pne...

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Autores principales: Idris, Baig M., Hefny, Ashraf F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4885144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27232292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.05.019