British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax: do we comply with them and do they work?
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British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax: do we comply with them and do they work?
OBJECTIVES To determine how British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax have been implemented over a four year period in a large district general hospital with a specialised respiratory unit. To assess the validity of the guidelines in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. METHODS A retrospective case notes study over a four year period for a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.5.317