American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 795-800, November 2006

Pigtail catheters vs large-bore chest tubes for management of secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces in adults

  • Wen-Kai Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Chest Medicine, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Yulin 651, Taiwan
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  • Wei Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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  • Jen-chih Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Erh Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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  • Chia-Hung Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
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  • Wu-Huei Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Chest Medicine, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Yulin 651, Taiwan
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  • Chuen-Ming Shih, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • School of Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan. Fax: +886 4 22077618.

Received 21 March 2006; received in revised form 23 April 2006; accepted 25 April 2006.

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PII: S0735-6757(06)00142-2

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.04.006

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 795-800, November 2006