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Variation in thoracic wall thickness on multi-detector CT in adult patients and its implications in needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax
Background: Traditional treatment guideline for chest trauma to prevent tension pneumothorax is needle thoracostomy with a large-calibre catheter needle inserted in the second intercostal space (ICS) in the midclavicular line (MCL). However, due to variations of chest wall thickness, the 50mm needle...
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Division of Radiology
2023
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