Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: an American College of Chest Physicians Delphi consensus statement.

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Published in Chest on February 01, 2001

Authors

M H Baumann1, C Strange, J E Heffner, R Light, T J Kirby, J Klein, J D Luketich, E A Panacek, S A Sahn, AACP Pneumothorax Consensus Group

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. mbaumann@medicine.umsmed.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Effect of Dissecting of The Inferior Pulmonary Ligament on Postoperative Pulmonary Reexpansion and Recurrence | NCT02558608

Primary Versus Delayed Surgical Therapy for Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumothorax | NCT02449980

Lung Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Pneumothorax Size (LUS-PNXsize) | NCT01572584

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