Intercostal chest drain (ICD) insertion using Seldinger technique: Methods,pitfalls and outcomes in 118 patients with pleural diseases

A. Kavidasan, K. Nanayakkara, R. Saunders, J. Corcoran, M. Bhattacharya, R. Mukherjee (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - 100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?
Session: 100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 718

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