Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax

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Andrew W Kirkpatrick et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 1;93(4):e147-e148.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003659. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

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de Moya M. de Moya M. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Oct 1;93(4):e148-e149. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003716. Epub 2022 May 28. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022. PMID: 35647815 No abstract available.

Evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm.
de Moya M, Brasel KJ, Brown CVR, Hartwell JL, Inaba K, Ley EJ, Moore EE, Peck KA, Rizzo AG, Rosen NG, Sperry J, Weinberg JA, Martin MJ. de Moya M, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jan 1;92(1):103-107. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003411. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022. PMID: 34538823

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