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Pleural manometry: techniques, applications, and pitfalls

Pleural manometry (PM) is a novel tool that allows direct measurement of the pressure in the pleural space in the presence of either a pleural effusion or a pneumothorax. Originally it was used to guide therapy for tuberculosis (TB) before the development of anti-TB medications. It was relegated to...

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Autores principales: Hu, Kurt, Chopra, Amit, Huggins, John Terrill, Nanchal, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7330282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32642184
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.04.04