Are needle decompressions for tension pneumothoraces being performed appropriately for appropriate indications?
Netto
Fernando Antonio Campelo Spencer
FA
Trauma Program and the Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M4N 3M5.
Shulman
Harry
H
Rizoli
Sandro Baleotti
SB
Tremblay
Lorraine Norah
LN
Brenneman
Frederick
F
Tien
Homer
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed