178 PIGTAIL CATHETER TECHNIQUE REDUCES TRAUMA OF CHEST TUBE PLACEMENT
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Randomized clinical trial of pigtail catheter versus chest tube in injured patients with uncomplicated traumatic pneumothorax.
BACKGROUND Small pigtail catheters appear to work as well as the traditional large-bore chest tubes in patients with traumatic pneumothorax, but it is not known whether the smaller pigtail catheters are associated with less tube-site pain. This study was conducted to compare tube-site pain following pigtail catheter or chest tube insertion in patients with uncomplicated traumatic pneumothorax. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198504000-00208