Are needle decompressions for tension pneumothoraces being performed appropriately for appropriate indications?

Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;26(5):597-602. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.08.016.

Authors

Fernando Antonio Campelo Spencer Netto¹, Harry Shulman, Sandro Baleotti Rizoli, Lorraine Norah Tremblay, Frederick Brenneman, Homer Tien

Affiliation

¹ Trauma Program and the Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M4N 3M5.

PMID: 18534291
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.08.016

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Catheterization
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Decompression, Surgical / statistics & numerical data
Emergency Medical Services*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ontario
Pneumothorax / etiology
Pneumothorax / surgery*
Prospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed