Digital versus analogue chest drainage system in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Patients with a primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) who are treated with chest tube drainage are traditionally connected to an analogue chest drainage system, containing a water seal and using a visual method of monitoring air leakage. Electronic systems with continuous digita...

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Main Authors: Dieuwertje Ruigrok, Peter W. A. Kunst, Marielle M. J. Blacha, Ben Tomlow, Jacobine W. Herbrink, Eva J. Japenga, Wim Boersma, Paul Bresser, Ivo van der Lee, Kris Mooren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1173-3