Risk Values of Weight and Body Mass Index for Chest Wall Thickness in Patients Requiring Needle Thoracostomy Decompression

INTRODUCTION: Emergency decompression is needed in patients with tension pneumothorax, a life-threatening condition. The catheter-based needle thoracostomy was suggested using a 5 cm catheter inserted into the 2nd intercostal space (ICS) and 5th ICS according to the ninth and tenth editions of Advan...

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Published in:Emerg Med Int
Main Authors: Hsu, Chia-Hung, Lin, Tzu-Yin, Ou, Ju-Chi, Ong, Jiann Ruey, Ma, Hon-Ping
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609141/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33178460
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2070157
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