Needle thoracostomy in treatment of a tension pneumothorax in trauma patients

J Trauma. 2008 Oct;65(4):964. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318184b508.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Decompression, Surgical / instrumentation
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Safety
  • Humans
  • Needles
  • Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumothorax / etiology
  • Pneumothorax / surgery*
  • Pressure
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thoracostomy / instrumentation*
  • Thoracostomy / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications*
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis