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Comparative Study
. 1976 Aug;8(1):53-9.
doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(76)90011-5.

A conservative approach to penetrating injuries of the chest. Experience with 131 successive cases

M M Hegarty
Comparative Study

A conservative approach to penetrating injuries of the chest. Experience with 131 successive cases

M M Hegarty. Injury. 1976 Aug.

Abstract

One hundred and thirty-one cases of penetrating injuries of the chest were reviewed prospectively. A policy of conservative management is advocated, based on the intercostal drainage of moderate or large collections of fluid and/or air. The site of the intercostal drain is not an important factor in the management.

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