Are we safe in chest drain insertions? – A prospective audit

R. Yadavilli, K. Ibrahim, M. Williams, V. Pettemerides (Bolton, 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: 720
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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R. Yadavilli, K. Ibrahim, M. Williams, V. Pettemerides (Bolton, United Kingdom). Are we safe in chest drain insertions? – A prospective audit. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 720

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