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Chest Tube Thoracostomy

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Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures

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Spontaneous pneumothorax (large and/or symptomatic)

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Brandon R. Allen MD

  2. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Latha Ganti MD, MS, MBA (Director)

  3. SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA

    Latha Ganti MD, MS, MBA (Director)

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Correspondence to Latha Ganti MD, MS, MBA .

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

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Allen, B.R., Ganti, L. (2016). Chest Tube Thoracostomy. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_23

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