Spontaneous Recovery of Ventilator-Associated Pneumothorax
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Spontaneous recovery of ventilator-associated pneumothorax.
BACKGROUND The usual management of ventilator-associated pneumothorax (VPX) is tube thoracostomy. However, this recommendation is based on tradition rather than on solid evidence. Although it has been applied successfully to other types of pneumothoraces, observation has not been used in the management of VPX. OBJECTIVES In this study, we investigated whether observation is a valid treatment ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1423-0356,0025-7931
DOI: 10.1159/000342890