Chest tube clamping in spontaneous pneumothorax: 6 hours versus 24 hours – A randomized pilot study

Ana Margarida Redondo (Porto, Portugal), Margarida Torres Redondo, Inês Neves, Eva Padrão, Veronica Cardoso, Maria Sucena, Adriana Magalhães

Source: International Congress 2015 – Invasive and surgical procedures: the clinical point of view
Session: Invasive and surgical procedures: the clinical point of view
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1821
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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Ana Margarida Redondo (Porto, Portugal), Margarida Torres Redondo, Inês Neves, Eva Padrão, Veronica Cardoso, Maria Sucena, Adriana Magalhães. Chest tube clamping in spontaneous pneumothorax: 6 hours versus 24 hours – A randomized pilot study. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1821

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