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Paediatric chest drains: past, present and percutaneousPoole Hospital NHS Trust, Poole, Dorset, UK
Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Poole, Dorset, UK, julian.sandell{at}nhs.net The authors present a review of the pathophysiology of pneumothoraces, the indications and the procedures required for the insertion of chest drains, and review paediatric practice using the recently developed Seldinger-style percutaneous chest drains.
Key Words: chest drain pneumothorax Seldinger thoracotomy thoracocentesis
Trauma, Vol. 7, No. 4,
163-170 (2005) |
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