Partial ambulatory management of severe secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax can be difficult to manage especially in patients with advanced lung disease and respiratory failure. Such patients are unfit for surgery and may endure prolonged hospital stays with chest drains in situ. We describe two such cases where the air leak was persistent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007116300922 |