| Literature DB >> 973765 |
C Mercier, A Page, A Verdant, R Cossette, L Dontigny, L C Pelletier.
Abstract
In a series of 226 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax, 167 (74%) were managed successfully on an outpatient basis by observation (20%) or by intercostal tube drainage and a flutter valve (54%). Only 59 patients (26%) were hospitalized, and 42 of these were treated surgically (18.6%). Outpatient management with a flutter valve has proved to be safe, efficient, and economical.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID： 973765 DOI： 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)63979-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330