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Chest Tube Drainage of the Pleural Space: A Concise Review for Pulmonologists

Chest tube insertion is a common procedure usually done for the purpose of draining accumulated air or fluid in the pleural cavity. Small-bore chest tubes (≤14F) are generally recommended as the first-line therapy for spontaneous pneumothorax in non-ventilated patients and pleural effusions in gener...

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Autor principal: Porcel, José M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29372629
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2017.0107