Chest drain use at a UK district general hospital: are national guidelines being followed?

S. Agarwal, P. S. Albert, I. M. Keeping, J. P. Finnerty (Chester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Pneumothorax and pleural effusions
Session: Pneumothorax and pleural effusions
Session type: E-Posters in free access
Number: 393
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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