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Outpatient drainage for patients with spontaneous pneumothorax over 50 years of age

INTRODUCTION: The British Thoracic Society has reported a lower success rate for aspiration of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients over 50 years of age. Outpatient drainage therapy is used to manage spontaneous pneumothorax at some institutions. We examined the effect of age on outpatient drainage...

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Autores principales: Sano, Atsushi, Yotsumoto, Takuma, Tsuchiya, Takehiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5427749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28474647
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.205324