Consultant-led chest drain insertion service: initial experience and outcome in an English district general hospital

A. Kavidasan, M. Fernando, A. Ainley, M. Bhattacharya, R. Mukherjee (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Trends in bronchoscopy
Session: Trends in bronchoscopy
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 2923

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A. Kavidasan, M. Fernando, A. Ainley, M. Bhattacharya, R. Mukherjee (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom). Consultant-led chest drain insertion service: initial experience and outcome in an English district general hospital. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2923

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- 05.10.2009 23:46
It is something every NHS Trust in UK, to look in to establish as; this is still an area with lots of problems from minor to major.
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